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Glossop road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,282 road traffic collisions in Glossop, High Peak, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 195 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,282
636th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,582
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
195
209 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Glossop

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious19515%
  • Slight1,08084%

What the data shows

  • Glossop had 146 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 212 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Glossop were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 276 children under 16 were killed or injured in Glossop, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Glossop.

Where Glossop ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
636th
Most casualties
645th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
715th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (14%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday203 (16%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight944 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,207 (94%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,254 (98%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds939 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds220 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant729 (46%)
  • Pedestrian476 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist141 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Glossop road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glossop, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Glossop peaked at 51 in 1982; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251418
20241212
20231316
20221418
20212426
20201114
20191415
20181314
20171517
20161618
20151921
20141620
20131623
20122833
20111114
20102739
20092327
20082023
20072734
20062532
20052738
20043238
20033745
20023137
20013144
20003844
19992737
19984161
19972842
19963343
19953036
19943947
19933237
19923540
19913235
19904053
19893140
19883850
19873646
19862026
19854448
19843336
19833848
19825159
19813135
19803445
19793538

Map of recent crashes in Glossop

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Glossop

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Glossop

The 24 most recent collisions in Glossop happened between 15 February 2024 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Glossop

The A57 has the most collisions in Glossop, 487 of 1,282 (38%), followed by the A624 (188).

Collisions in Glossop on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57487588267
2ndA624188241233
3rdB6105104128022
4thA60166489110

Council area for Glossop

Glossop is in High Peak, where police recorded 13,329 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Glossop accounts for 9.6% of them.

Postcode district for Glossop

All 1,282 collisions in Glossop were in the SK13 postcode district.