Glossop road traffic accidents
Glossop recorded 574 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 704 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 704
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 704
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Glossop
Roads in Glossop
Postcode districts in Glossop
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Glossop
Road collision statistics for Glossop
Collisions recorded
574
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
704
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
13.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Glossop
Collisions in Glossop are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.1% of the total), with 28.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.4% of recorded collisions in Glossop happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Glossop have produced 704 casualties. Pedestrians account for 27.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 55 collisions, Monday 91 collisions, Tuesday 76 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 81 collisions, Friday 98 collisions, Saturday 93 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 411 collisions, Darkness 163 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 536 collisions, Roundabout 19 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 566 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 428 collisions, Raining no high winds 82 collisions, Unknown 35 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 361 casualties, Passenger 148 casualties, Pedestrian 195 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Glossop
How many road accidents have there been in Glossop?
574 collisions have been recorded in Glossop in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 704 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Glossop were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 73 were serious — 13.1% of all recorded collisions in Glossop resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Glossop?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Glossop, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 28.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Glossop happen on?
93.4% of collisions in Glossop are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Glossop?
Pedestrians make up 27.7% of the 704 casualties recorded in Glossop.
Is road safety in Glossop getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Glossop rose 8% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Glossop come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Glossop cover 1999 to 2025.