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High Peak road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2022, and 214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2021 (178), and casualties fell from 227.

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

Collisions in 2022
157
Down 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
214
Down 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
28% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2022

1.3% of collisions in High Peak in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4428%
  • Slight11171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16477%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 157, down 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 157
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May12 (7.6%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July14 (8.9%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September13 (8.3%)
  • October15 (9.6%)
  • November11 (7%)
  • December11 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (72%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph78 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph44 (28%)
  • 60 mph23 (15%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (63%)
  • Passenger55 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (70%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2022.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2022

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2022

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6202418
2ndA57182207
3rdA53122103
4thA628122303
5thA515101504
6thA624101101
7thB54705701
8thA50044600
9thA60153300
10thA6233302
11thB60622200
12thA5371101
13thA541100
14thA6261100
15thB61011100
16thB61051100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2022

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2022: 29.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2022

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2022: 54.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years