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High Peak road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2016, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (182), and casualties fell from 257.

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

Collisions in 2016
169
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
228
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
18% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2016

3% of collisions in High Peak in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight13379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18581%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 169, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 169
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (7.1%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (20%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February12 (7.1%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June16 (9.5%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August14 (8.3%)
  • September12 (7.1%)
  • October15 (8.9%)
  • November12 (7.1%)
  • December6 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (68%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph90 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph48 (28%)
  • 60 mph12 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (95%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (15%)
  • 26 to 3550 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.1%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (64%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2016.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2016

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2016, with 13 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2016

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2016: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57243614
2ndA6182533
3rdA5004111413
4thA628112103
5thA6249901
6thA5381202
7thA51571000
8thB547071001
9thA60155503
10thB61014401
11thB61054502
12thA5372400
13thA61872200
14thB60492201
15thA60131101
16thA60241100
17thA6231100
18thA6261100
19thB50591100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2016

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2016: 21.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2016

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2016: 53.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years