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High Peak road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2009, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (266), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2009
252
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
354
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
21% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2009

2.4% of collisions in High Peak in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight28881%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 252, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February10 (4%)
  • March24 (9.5%)
  • April24 (9.5%)
  • May24 (9.5%)
  • June25 (9.9%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August20 (7.9%)
  • September17 (6.7%)
  • October20 (7.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December13 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (58%)
  • Wet or damp93 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph130 (52%)
  • 40 mph10 (4%)
  • 50 mph83 (33%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (65%)
  • Passenger95 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (69%)
  • Motorcycle52 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2009.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2009

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2009, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2009

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2009: 49, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA574973212
2ndA6242904
3rdA5004192715
4thA624162512
5thA628132401
6thA6187111705
7thA5391110
8thB610591103
9thB547081103
10thA5156901
11thA60156601
12thA545911
13thA6265701
14thA6234901
15thA5372201
16thA60132401
17thB61012200
18thA60161100
19thB60491100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2009

Buxton, High Peak and Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2009, with 23 each.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2009

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2009: 83.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years