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Cromford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
167
2,145th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
213
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
31
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cromford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal74.2%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight12977%

What the data shows

  • Cromford had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Cromford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Cromford are between noon and 3pm, with 28% of collisions.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cromford, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Cromford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,145th
Most casualties
2,196th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (6.6%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (22%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (65%)
  • 40 mph43 (26%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant106 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cromford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cromford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cromford peaked at 9 in 1994; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202346
202200
202155
202022
201911
201811
201711
201622
201555
201455
201333
201233
201100
201034
200945
200811
200744
200622
200547
200422
200367
200222
200136
200058
199944
199834
199759
199656
199535
1994914
199356
199234
199147
199022
198922
1988912
198733
198622
198545
198466
198366
198235
198147
1980911
197968

Map of recent crashes in Cromford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cromford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cromford

The 24 most recent collisions in Cromford happened between 24 November 2014 and 10 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cromford

The A6 has the most collisions in Cromford, 60 of 167 (36%), followed by the B5036 (46).

Collisions in Cromford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66081312
2ndB5036466249
3rdA5012384206

Council area for Cromford

Cromford is in the Derbyshire Dales, where police recorded 13,872 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cromford accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Cromford

All 167 collisions in Cromford were in the DE4 postcode district.