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High Peak road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2008, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (294), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2008
266
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
381
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2008

2.6% of collisions in High Peak in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight21380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight31583%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 266, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.3%)
  • February26 (9.8%)
  • March21 (7.9%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June23 (8.6%)
  • July25 (9.4%)
  • August20 (7.5%)
  • September26 (9.8%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November25 (9.4%)
  • December15 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (61%)
  • Wet or damp88 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (55%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph49 (18%)
  • 60 mph50 (19%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (68%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (23%)
  • 21 to 2530 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (70%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2008.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2008

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2008, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2008: 37, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6375316
2ndA57334706
3rdA624202206
4thA628202814
5thA5004121802
6thA53111412
7thA515101422
8thA60156802
9thB54706800
10thA618751202
11thA62351102
12thA6263400
13thB50593501
14thB60623300
15thA542600
16thA60132201
17thB61012300
18thB61052501
19thA5371100
20thA60241110

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2008

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2008: 39.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2008

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2008: 82.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years