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Matlock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Matlock, Derbyshire Dales, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
966
774th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,229
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
11 people killed
Serious collisions
162
189 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Matlock

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious16217%
  • Slight79582%

What the data shows

  • Matlock had 114 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Matlock were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 157 children under 16 were killed or injured in Matlock, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Matlock.

Where Matlock ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
774th
Most casualties
771st
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
813th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (12%)
  • Thursday122 (13%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday155 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway912 (94%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph767 (79%)
  • 40 mph149 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant568 (46%)
  • Pedestrian268 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (20%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Matlock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Matlock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Matlock peaked at 39 in 1980; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
202488
20231819
20221718
20211113
202078
201977
20181415
201788
201678
20151718
20142021
20132027
20121016
20112022
20101315
20091922
20081722
20072339
20062326
20052528
20041821
20031723
20022634
20011824
20003040
19992035
19982537
19972124
19962840
19952438
19942335
19932129
19923439
19911718
19903238
19892535
19882330
19872842
19862236
19852330
19842021
19832127
19822432
19813848
19803942
19792833

Map of recent crashes in Matlock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Matlock

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Matlock

The 24 most recent collisions in Matlock happened between 29 January 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Matlock

The A6 has the most collisions in Matlock, 257 of 966 (27%), followed by the A632 (188).

Collisions in Matlock on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6257356436
2ndA632188254337
3rdA615130160015
4thA6233601

Council area for Matlock

Matlock is in the Derbyshire Dales, where police recorded 13,872 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Matlock accounts for 7% of them.

Postcode district for Matlock

All 966 collisions in Matlock were in the DE4 postcode district.