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High Peak road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2010, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (252), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2010
218
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
306
Down 14% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2010

1.8% of collisions in High Peak in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight26486%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 218, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March18 (8.3%)
  • April18 (8.3%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August17 (7.8%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November19 (8.7%)
  • December9 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (58%)
  • Wet or damp65 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (7.3%)
  • Snow10 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (54%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph57 (26%)
  • 60 mph26 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (69%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (22%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (60%)
  • Passenger80 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (75%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2010.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2010

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2010, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2010

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2010: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57354502
2ndA6213005
3rdA624132202
4thA628112003
5thA515101101
6thA500491203
7thA5371100
8thB54706701
9thA60155901
10thA60164500
11thA61874400
12thA6234401
13thA60133410
14thB61013400
15thB61053310
16thA60242411
17thB50592301
18thB60622200
19thB60491100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2010

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2010: 30.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2010

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 19 December 2010.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years