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High Peak road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2014, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2013 (182), and casualties rose from 250.

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

Collisions in 2014
224
Up 23% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
305
Up 22% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
22% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2014

3.1% of collisions in High Peak in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight16775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight23677%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 224, up 23% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March20 (8.9%)
  • April12 (5.4%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June16 (7.1%)
  • July21 (9.4%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October22 (9.8%)
  • November22 (9.8%)
  • December16 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (63%)
  • Wet or damp76 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph96 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph79 (35%)
  • 60 mph32 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (17%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (65%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2014.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2014

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2014, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2014

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2014: 42, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57426439
2ndA6172022
3rdA624172305
4thA628152804
5thA515131601
6thB5470101101
7thA500491003
8thA5371201
9thA6236802
10thA60155700
11thB61054600
12thA61873410
13thB60623601
14thA60132200
15thB50532301
16thB50592200
17thA541101
18thA60161501
19thA6261100
20thB60491101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2014

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2014: 32.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2014

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2014: 70.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2014.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years