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High Peak road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2017, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2016 (169), and casualties fell from 228.

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

Collisions in 2017
137
Down 19% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
167
Down 27% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
22% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2017

0.7% of collisions in High Peak in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3022%
  • Slight10677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight13581%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 137, down 19% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 137
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday12 (8.8%)
  • Saturday24 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.3%)
  • February12 (8.8%)
  • March17 (12%)
  • April9 (6.6%)
  • May13 (9.5%)
  • June12 (8.8%)
  • July8 (5.8%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September13 (9.5%)
  • October6 (4.4%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December8 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (64%)
  • Wet or damp43 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph68 (50%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph39 (28%)
  • 60 mph20 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (44%)
  • Pedestrian28 (17%)
  • Cyclist23 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4518 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (68%)
  • Pedestrian28 (17%)
  • Passenger25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (67%)
  • Motorcycle26 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2017.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2017

Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2017, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2017

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2017: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57202405
2ndA6182100
3rdA624131614
4thA628111604
5thA5155901
6thA6265801
7thB54704400
8thA50043502
9thA60153300
10thA532201
11thA542501
12thA6232201
13thB61052200
14thA5141100
15thA60161100
16thA60241101
17thA61871101
18thB50591100
19thB60621100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2017

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2017: 19.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2017

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2017: 50.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2017.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years