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High Peak road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2018, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (137), and casualties rose from 167.

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

Collisions in 2018
135
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
195
Up 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
24% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2018

4.4% of collisions in High Peak in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious3224%
  • Slight9772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14574%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 135, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday24 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.1%)
  • February10 (7.4%)
  • March15 (11%)
  • April9 (6.7%)
  • May12 (8.9%)
  • June10 (7.4%)
  • July19 (14%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September11 (8.1%)
  • October8 (5.9%)
  • November6 (4.4%)
  • December10 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (73%)
  • Wet or damp30 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph62 (46%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (30%)
  • 60 mph16 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (61%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (16%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (56%)
  • Passenger58 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2018.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2018

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2018, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2018

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2018: 24, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57243016
2ndA6101402
3rdA62491111
4thA62892303
5thB54709901
6thA50046902
7thA5156902
8thA536911
9thA60155601
10thA543301
11thA61873301
12thA6232300
13thA6262200
14thB50592200
15thB61052202
16thA60131100
17thB60621101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2018

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2018: 16.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2018

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2018: 43.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years