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High Peak road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2021, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 51% on 2020 (118), and casualties rose from 151.

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

Collisions in 2021
178
Up 51% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
227
Up 50% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
20% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2021

None of the collisions in High Peak in 2021 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight14280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18983%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 178, up 51% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 178
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February14 (7.9%)
  • March15 (8.4%)
  • April11 (6.2%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July17 (9.6%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October14 (7.9%)
  • November17 (9.6%)
  • December12 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph98 (55%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph47 (26%)
  • 60 mph18 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (18%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (14%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (14%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (67%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (64%)
  • Motorcycle41 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2021.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2021

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area and Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in High Peak in 2021, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2021

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2021: 32, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA573237010
2ndA6192104
3rdA624121802
4thB610591304
5thA538902
6thA50046702
7thB505961001
8thA51551200
9thA60155700
10thA6285600
11thB54705601
12thA61874401
13thA6264901
14thB60623301
15thA6232300
16thA60241101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2021

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2021: 31.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2021

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2021: 65.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years