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Whaley Bridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Whaley Bridge, High Peak, from 1979 to 2025, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
283
1,611th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
369
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
58
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whaley Bridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5820%
  • Slight22078%

What the data shows

  • Whaley Bridge had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Whaley Bridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whaley Bridge, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in Whaley Bridge.

Where Whaley Bridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,611th
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,603rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday60 (21%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (91%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant202 (55%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whaley Bridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whaley Bridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whaley Bridge peaked at 13 in 1984; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202412
202366
202247
202145
202022
201922
201858
201711
201657
201556
201456
201368
201246
201155
201033
200968
2008710
200778
200655
2005814
200455
200399
200245
200133
20001014
199978
1998811
1997711
1996611
1995713
199467
199355
199245
199133
199069
198955
19881010
19871014
198658
19851117
19841317
198388
19821014
1981710
1980911
19791113

Map of recent crashes in Whaley Bridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whaley Bridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whaley Bridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Whaley Bridge happened between 17 September 2018 and 19 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whaley Bridge

The A5004 has the most collisions in Whaley Bridge, 84 of 283 (30%), followed by the A6 (56).

Collisions in Whaley Bridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500484110017
2ndA65669410
3rdB54705679015
4thA5002203117

Council area for Whaley Bridge

Whaley Bridge is in High Peak, where police recorded 13,329 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Whaley Bridge accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode district for Whaley Bridge

All 283 collisions in Whaley Bridge were in the SK23 postcode district.