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High Peak road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2007, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (274), and casualties fell from 413.

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

Collisions in 2007
294
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
387
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2007

1.4% of collisions in High Peak in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33386%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 294, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March34 (12%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May20 (6.8%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September19 (6.5%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December18 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (48%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph46 (16%)
  • 60 mph79 (27%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (64%)
  • Passenger99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2007.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2007

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2007, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2007: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6365408
2ndA57354418
3rdA628202512
4thA5004162114
5thA624162204
6thA515121701
7thB547091101
8thB610591204
9thA536801
10thA60156602
11thA61876801
12thB60626800
13thB61014600
14thA5373301
15thA543311
16thA60133401
17thA6233501
18thA6263400
19thA60161100
20thA60241101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2007

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2007: 32.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2007

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2007: 100.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years