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High Peak road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2012, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (194), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 2012
203
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
300
Up 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
18% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2012

1% of collisions in High Peak in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25685%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 203, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (19%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (13%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March20 (9.9%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June18 (8.9%)
  • July16 (7.9%)
  • August12 (5.9%)
  • September8 (3.9%)
  • October20 (9.9%)
  • November18 (8.9%)
  • December13 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (56%)
  • Wet or damp73 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)
  • Snow6 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (57%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph55 (27%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (98%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (68%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (17%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (63%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2012.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2012

Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2012, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2012

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2012: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57293606
2ndA6212902
3rdA5004172803
4thA53132104
5thA628123014
6thA624111601
7thA51581402
8thA601571101
9thB61056801
10thA618751000
11thA6264501
12thA60243301
13thB54703700
14thB61013300
15thA6232200
16thA541301
17thA60131100
18thA60161101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2012

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2012: 32.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2012

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2012: 64.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years