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High Peak road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2024, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2023 (134), and casualties rose from 166.

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

Collisions in 2024
154
Up 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
218
Up 31% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
33% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2024

5.8% of collisions in High Peak in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.8%
  • Serious5133%
  • Slight9461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal136%
  • Serious6128%
  • Slight14466%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 154, up 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (12%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.7%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March13 (8.4%)
  • April13 (8.4%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June14 (9.1%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September7 (4.5%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November8 (5.2%)
  • December12 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (63%)
  • Wet or damp52 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph67 (44%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph58 (38%)
  • 60 mph16 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (17%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (14%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.8%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (61%)
  • Passenger56 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (67%)
  • Motorcycle37 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2024.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2024

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2024, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2024: 22, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6223218
2ndA57202229
3rdB6105101604
4thA5391511
5thA62891903
6thA51571011
7thA6246603
8thA544612
9thA60154701
10thA50043400
11thA61873800
12thA6263500
13thB54703400
14thA6232701
15thB60622200
16thA60161100
17thB50531110

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2024

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2024: 21.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2024

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years