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High Peak road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2005, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (319), and casualties rose from 460.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,329 collisions in High Peak.

Collisions in 2005
341
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
503
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
18% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2005

2.3% of collisions in High Peak in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight27179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight42384%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 341, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143186
2024154218
2023134166
2022157214
2021178227
2020118151
2019133180
2018135195
2017137167
2016169228
2015182257
2014224305
2013182250
2012203300
2011194255
2010218306
2009252354
2008266381
2007294387
2006274413
2005341503
2004319460
2003373536
2002345490
2001367522
2000377549
1999405584
1998387579
1997376585
1996348523
1995391559
1994339479
1993363528
1992333493
1991348491
1990360547
1989402565
1988341485
1987347520
1986299406
1985324460
1984329476
1983344476
1982388554
1981340459
1980367519
1979329453

When and where crashes happen in High Peak in 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (9.7%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.8%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July47 (14%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September30 (8.8%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (61%)
  • Wet or damp115 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph120 (35%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20102 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (62%)
  • Passenger153 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in High Peak

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2005.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2005

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2005, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2005

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2005: 52, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57528138
2ndA6354704
3rdA5004182714
4thA628173014
5thB6105162104
6thB5470142305
7thA515132013
8thA53101201
9thA6015101102
10thA6187101402
11thA62481400
12thA60135710
13thA6265700
14thA544402
15thA6234401
16thB60614601
17thB610141201
18thB60622201
19thA501100
20thA60161100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2005

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2005: 38.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2005

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2005: 106.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2005, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years