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High Peak road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2019, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2018 (135), and casualties fell from 195.

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

Collisions in 2019
133
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
180
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
28% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2019

2.3% of collisions in High Peak in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3728%
  • Slight9370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight13374%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 133, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 133
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (9.8%)
  • Friday17 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (20%)
  • Sunday23 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.8%)
  • February8 (6%)
  • March7 (5.3%)
  • April16 (12%)
  • May11 (8.3%)
  • June12 (9%)
  • July17 (13%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September20 (15%)
  • October7 (5.3%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December4 (3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (82%)
  • Wet or damp19 (14%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (46%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph35 (26%)
  • 60 mph28 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (14%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.7%)
  • Over 759 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (62%)
  • Passenger39 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car151 (67%)
  • Motorcycle28 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2019.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2019

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2019, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2019

The A628 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2019: 14, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628142606
2ndA57131905
3rdA6131813
4thA62481322
5thA5157901
6thB610571104
7thA50045803
8thA535602
9thA61874402
10thA60153402
11thB54702201
12thA541200
13thA60131100
14thA60241201
15thA6231100
16thA6261100
17thB61011100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2019

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2019

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2019: 47.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2019.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years