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Matlock Bath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales, from 1979 to 2025, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
194
1,986th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
288
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
7 people killed
Serious collisions
40
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Matlock Bath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14977%

What the data shows

  • Matlock Bath had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Matlock Bath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Matlock Bath, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Matlock Bath.

Where Matlock Bath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,986th
Most casualties
1,855th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,973rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday19 (9.8%)
  • Thursday19 (9.8%)
  • Friday20 (10%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (38%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (72%)
  • 40 mph49 (25%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant128 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Matlock Bath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Matlock Bath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Matlock Bath peaked at 10 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202322
202223
202111
202011
201922
201822
201756
201633
201533
201433
201300
201245
201145
201034
200922
200867
2007610
2006512
200559
200456
2003910
2002612
200145
2000511
1999830
199867
199757
199634
199568
199444
199379
199246
199134
19901015
198959
198877
198733
198611
198547
198446
1983710
198257
198135
198055
197937

Map of recent crashes in Matlock Bath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Matlock Bath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Matlock Bath

The 24 most recent collisions in Matlock Bath happened between 1 February 2015 and 6 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Matlock Bath

Of the 194 collisions in Matlock Bath, 187 were on the A6.

Collisions in Matlock Bath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6187281538

Council area for Matlock Bath

Matlock Bath is in the Derbyshire Dales, where police recorded 13,872 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Matlock Bath accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Matlock Bath

All 194 collisions in Matlock Bath were in the DE4 postcode district.