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Buxton (High Peak) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,628 road traffic collisions in Buxton, High Peak, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 245 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,628
529th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,988
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
245
266 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Buxton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious24515%
  • Slight1,36484%

What the data shows

  • Buxton had 199 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 293 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Buxton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 338 children under 16 were killed or injured in Buxton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Buxton.

Where Buxton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
529th
Most casualties
542nd
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
606th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (14%)
  • Tuesday229 (14%)
  • Wednesday224 (14%)
  • Thursday247 (15%)
  • Friday276 (17%)
  • Saturday237 (15%)
  • Sunday187 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,225 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit319 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,511 (93%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph1,519 (93%)
  • 40 mph25 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,178 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded73 (4.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant897 (45%)
  • Pedestrian588 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (12%)
  • Cyclist155 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Buxton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buxton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Buxton peaked at 58 in 1981; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20242124
20231417
20222937
20213141
20201316
20191820
20181618
20171919
20162124
20151821
20143240
20132223
20123242
20113239
20103035
20092326
20083952
20073242
20063334
20053845
20044157
20033750
20022735
20014855
20004556
19993966
19984457
19974356
19963848
19955472
19944250
19933951
19923341
19913541
19903338
19894859
19884348
19874554
19862732
19853444
19843941
19834449
19825767
19815866
19805060
19795562

Map of recent crashes in Buxton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Buxton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Buxton

The 24 most recent collisions in Buxton happened between 26 August 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Buxton

The A515 has the most collisions in Buxton, 303 of 1,628 (19%), followed by the A53 (234).

Collisions in Buxton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515303386944
2ndA53234307140
3rdA6230282529
4thB5059123150124
5thA5002576509
6thA5004323904
7thA54111501

Council area for Buxton

Buxton is in High Peak, where police recorded 13,329 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Buxton accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode district for Buxton

All 1,628 collisions in Buxton were in the SK17 postcode district.