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Charlesworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Charlesworth, High Peak, from 1979 to 2025, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
106
2,751st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
148
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
26
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Charlesworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2625%
  • Slight7975%

What the data shows

  • Charlesworth had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Charlesworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Charlesworth, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Charlesworth.

Where Charlesworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,751st
Most casualties
2,677th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (19%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (92%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant102 (69%)
  • Pedestrian15 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Charlesworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charlesworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Charlesworth peaked at 12 in 2003; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202411
202300
202234
202100
202013
201933
201811
201722
201622
201524
201411
201322
201212
201122
201024
200935
200800
200757
200611
200557
200446
20031217
200268
2001410
200047
199944
199833
199711
199655
199511
199423
199322
199235
199135
199000
198911
198811
198700
198600
198523
198400
198335
198211
198122
198000
197912

Map of recent crashes in Charlesworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Charlesworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Charlesworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Charlesworth happened between 7 July 2011 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Charlesworth

Of the 106 collisions in Charlesworth, 57 were on the A626.

Collisions in Charlesworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6265779013

Council areas covering Charlesworth

Collisions in Charlesworth were recorded in 2 council areas. High Peak has 103 of 106 (97%).

Collisions in Charlesworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHigh Peak103141125
2ndStockport3701

Postcode district for Charlesworth

All 106 collisions in Charlesworth were in the SK13 postcode district.