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High Peak road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2020, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2019 (133), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2020
118
Down 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
151
Down 16% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
23% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2020

1.7% of collisions in High Peak in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2723%
  • Slight8975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3020%
  • Slight11979%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 118, down 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 118
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.3%)
  • Thursday25 (21%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday12 (10%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.6%)
  • February7 (5.9%)
  • March11 (9.3%)
  • April6 (5.1%)
  • May9 (7.6%)
  • June10 (8.5%)
  • July10 (8.5%)
  • August14 (12%)
  • September10 (8.5%)
  • October10 (8.5%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December10 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (70%)
  • Wet or damp28 (24%)
  • Snow4 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph63 (53%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph31 (26%)
  • 60 mph16 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (97%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (16%)
  • Pedestrian23 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3530 (20%)
  • 36 to 4514 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (18%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (74%)
  • Pedestrian23 (15%)
  • Passenger16 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (70%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2020.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2020

Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2020, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2020

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2020: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57172904
2ndA6131511
3rdA62481102
4thB61056702
5thA6265701
6thA534601
7thA60154403
8thA6284600
9thB54703301
10thB60623301
11thB61013401
12thA5152401
13thA50041101
14thA60241110
15thA61871101
16thA6231100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2020

Buxton, High Peak and New Mills had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2020, with 13 each.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2020

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2020: 39.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years