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High Peak road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2025, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (154), and casualties fell from 218.

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

Collisions in 2025
143
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
186
Down 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
32% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2025

2.8% of collisions in High Peak in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious4632%
  • Slight9365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5731%
  • Slight12567%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 143, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday17 (12%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.8%)
  • February7 (4.9%)
  • March17 (12%)
  • April7 (4.9%)
  • May12 (8.4%)
  • June10 (7%)
  • July7 (4.9%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November12 (8.4%)
  • December10 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (64%)
  • Wet or damp42 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph68 (48%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph46 (32%)
  • 60 mph20 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (22%)
  • Pedestrian23 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (7%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (14%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (20%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (68%)
  • Passenger36 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (67%)
  • Motorcycle40 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2025.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2025

Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2025, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2025

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2025: 25, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572528110
2ndA6142215
3rdA500491104
4thA62881601
5thB54707803
6thA536703
7thA5155503
8thA60154401
9thA6244612
10thA6263401
11thB61053501
12thA61872200
13thA6232301
14thA5371100
15thA541101
16thA60131100
17thA60161100
18thB50591101
19thB60621301
20thB61011300

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2025

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2025: 17.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2025

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2025: 44.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2025, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2025.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years