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New Mills road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in New Mills, High Peak, from 1979 to 2025, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
585
1,054th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
740
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
109
122 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for New Mills

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious10919%
  • Slight47181%

What the data shows

  • New Mills had 78 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 120 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in New Mills were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 138 children under 16 were killed or injured in New Mills, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in New Mills.

Where New Mills ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,054th
Most casualties
1,066th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (11%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph551 (94%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant367 (50%)
  • Pedestrian172 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

New Mills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in New Mills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in New Mills peaked at 22 in 2005; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241012
202356
2022910
202167
20201317
2019711
201845
201744
20161314
20151723
201479
20131012
20121619
20111319
20101119
20091010
20081212
20071214
20061220
20052231
20042131
20031623
20022126
20011317
20001619
19991518
19981415
19971120
19961218
19951418
19942026
199399
19921420
19911415
199066
19892023
19881720
19871419
1986813
19851010
19841820
19831822
198288
19811314
1980911
19791416

Map of recent crashes in New Mills

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in New Mills

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in New Mills

The 24 most recent collisions in New Mills happened between 14 October 2022 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in New Mills

The A6015 has the most collisions in New Mills, 233 of 585 (40%), followed by the A6 (84).

Collisions in New Mills on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6015233281147
2ndA684121221
3rdB6101406704

Council areas covering New Mills

Collisions in New Mills were recorded in 2 council areas. High Peak has 562 of 585 (96%).

Collisions in New Mills by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHigh Peak562710598
2ndCheshire East2330011

Postcode districts in New Mills

Collisions in New Mills were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SK22 (561) and SK12 (24).