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DE45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,302 road traffic collisions in the DE45 postcode district, Derbyshire Dales, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 518 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,302
1,609th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,461
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
77 people killed
Serious collisions
518
655 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DE45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal662.9%
  • Serious51823%
  • Slight1,71875%

What the data shows

  • DE45 had 252 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 420 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in DE45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 248 children under 16 were killed or injured in DE45, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in DE45.

Where DE45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,609th
Most casualties
1,502nd
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
1,435th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday346 (15%)
  • Tuesday282 (12%)
  • Wednesday284 (12%)
  • Thursday284 (12%)
  • Friday338 (15%)
  • Saturday354 (15%)
  • Sunday414 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,764 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting386 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,203 (96%)
  • Roundabout49 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph538 (23%)
  • 40 mph170 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph247 (11%)
  • 60 mph1,340 (58%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,713 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds334 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Other49 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,388 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist474 (14%)
  • Pedestrian230 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist136 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant99 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DE45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DE45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DE45 peaked at 85 in 1998; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253044
20242635
20233033
20222438
20212433
20202534
20192533
20181818
20172633
20162440
20153463
20142431
20134262
20123857
20113759
20103252
20094567
20084875
20075783
20066394
20055979
20045681
20035992
200270105
20014668
20006187
199970103
199885142
19976394
199675115
19956287
199470105
19936298
199273114
19915274
19905476
19895793
19884577
19875694
19863459
19854261
19846487
19836292
19825887
19815496
198075119
19796692

Map of recent crashes in DE45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DE45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DE45

The 24 most recent collisions in DE45 happened between 27 April and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DE45

The A619 has the most collisions in DE45, 562 of 2,302 (24%), followed by the A6 (527).

Collisions in DE45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61956288418129
2ndA652779716129
3rdA621160265843
4thB6012134233530
5thB5055127176528
6thA6020106180220
7thB600190129324
8thB50566284114
9thA623405008
10thB6465405706
11thA515334838
12thB6050264004
13thB6048244106

Council areas covering DE45

Collisions in DE45 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Derbyshire Dales has 2,251 of 2,302 (98%).

Collisions in DE45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDerbyshire Dales2,2513,38063502
2ndNorth East Derbyshire4978316

Town in DE45

Of the 2,302 collisions in DE45, 365 (16%) were in Bakewell.