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High Peak road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2015, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2014 (224), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 2015
182
Down 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
257
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2015

2.2% of collisions in High Peak in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20781%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 182, down 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.9%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.6%)
  • February10 (5.5%)
  • March18 (9.9%)
  • April18 (9.9%)
  • May17 (9.3%)
  • June17 (9.3%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August8 (4.4%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December13 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp50 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph90 (49%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph49 (27%)
  • 60 mph26 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (67%)
  • Passenger61 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (71%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2015.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2015

New Mills West, High Peak, SK22 3FG area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2015, with 15 collisions.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2015

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2015: 27, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572743010
2ndA624162212
3rdA628122003
4thA6111501
5thA5004101402
6thA60157700
7thA5156810
8thB54706701
9thA6265904
10thB61015700
11thB61055612
12thA61874611
13thA6234602
14thA533601
15thA5371200
16thA541101
17thA60241301
18thB50591100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2015

Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2015: 19.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2015

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2015: 63.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2015, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years