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High Peak road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2023, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (157), and casualties fell from 214.

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

Collisions in 2023
134
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
166
Down 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
34% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2023

0.7% of collisions in High Peak in 2023 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4634%
  • Slight8765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5433%
  • Slight11167%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 134, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 134
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (9.7%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (21%)
  • Sunday22 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.7%)
  • February8 (6%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April13 (9.7%)
  • May10 (7.5%)
  • June18 (13%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August8 (6%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November13 (9.7%)
  • December8 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (66%)
  • Wet or damp38 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph59 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph44 (33%)
  • 60 mph20 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (57%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (15%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9%)
  • 26 to 3522 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (20%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (65%)
  • Passenger32 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (72%)
  • Motorcycle24 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2023

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2023 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2023.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2023

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2023, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2023

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2023: 25, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572533013
2ndA6141511
3rdA628101204
4thA62481003
5thA5155501
6thA535602
7thA6235502
8thA50044902
9thB54704502
10thA60153402
11thB61053300
12thA60132200
13thB50592400
14thA541101
15thB60621100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2023

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2023: 14.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2023

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2023: 47.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years