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High Peak road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2011, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (218), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 2011
194
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
255
Down 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2011

1% of collisions in High Peak in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious259.8%
  • Slight22889%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 194, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.6%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June15 (7.7%)
  • July13 (6.7%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November16 (8.2%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (64%)
  • Wet or damp56 (29%)
  • Snow11 (5.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph48 (25%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • 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 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (58%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (65%)
  • Passenger56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2011.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2011

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2011, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2011

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2011: 30, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57303806
2ndA6172514
3rdA628141903
4thA6015111702
5thA624101701
6thB54708800
7thA51571200
8thA50046800
9thA536702
10thA6266801
11thB50594410
12thA6233500
13thA542301
14thA60132201
15thA61872300
16thB61052400
17thA60241100
18thB60621100
19thB61011100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2011

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2011: 32.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2011

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2011: 62.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years