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Amber Valley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,806 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025, and 21,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 307 were fatal and 2,882 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 196 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (168), and casualties rose from 206 to 246.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,806
119th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,172
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
307
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
196
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity in Amber Valley

1.9% of collisions in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3071.9%
  • Serious2,88218%
  • Slight12,61780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3371.6%
  • Serious3,31516%
  • Slight17,52083%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. In 2025 there were 196, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 196
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196246
2024168206
2023160205
2022217268
2021185230
2020149174
2019201255
2018180218
2017181240
2016205260
2015213303
2014241316
2013232308
2012275374
2011308421
2010294387
2009335429
2008321419
2007397503
2006345450
2005364497
2004345463
2003352486
2002401573
2001400547
2000417586
1999401569
1998440614
1997467710
1996423612
1995422609
1994432555
1993379546
1992390565
1991381529
1990404532
1989429581
1988408537
1987350458
1986406525
1985371495
1984392504
1983420533
1982424541
1981470609
1980470569
1979445615

When and where crashes happen in Amber Valley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,155 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,157 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,191 (14%)
  • Thursday2,366 (15%)
  • Friday2,707 (17%)
  • Saturday2,277 (14%)
  • Sunday1,953 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59574 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59285 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,260 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,790 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,865 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,469 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,619 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,244 (7.9%)
  • February1,174 (7.4%)
  • March1,233 (7.8%)
  • April1,182 (7.5%)
  • May1,283 (8.1%)
  • June1,293 (8.2%)
  • July1,363 (8.6%)
  • August1,364 (8.6%)
  • September1,343 (8.5%)
  • October1,488 (9.4%)
  • November1,441 (9.1%)
  • December1,398 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,322 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,057 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting936 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown371 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit120 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,962 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,075 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds212 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds188 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist159 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds129 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.2%)
  • Other455 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded589 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,666 (61%)
  • Wet or damp5,473 (35%)
  • Frost or ice511 (3.2%)
  • Snow136 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph9,211 (58%)
  • 40 mph2,247 (14%)
  • 50 mph573 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph2,749 (17%)
  • 70 mph1,013 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,843 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway1,179 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout367 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road352 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,462 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist3,227 (15%)
  • Pedestrian2,808 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,306 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant504 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant319 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)279 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant96 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5360 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10782 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,223 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 204,239 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,854 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,504 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,588 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,934 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 651,264 (6%)
  • 66 to 75788 (3.7%)
  • Over 75647 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded989 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,153 (62%)
  • Passenger5,211 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,808 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,867 (69%)
  • Motorcycle3,236 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,363 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,352 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,137 (4%)
  • Other vehicle1,015 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach488 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car145 (0.5%)
  • Minibus47 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle42 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Amber Valley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Amber Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Amber Valley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had the 119th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
119th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
146th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
230thMansfield15,88720,9652103,136
231stLichfield15,84722,2313331,970
232ndAshfield15,80821,0022283,256
233rdAmber Valley (this area)15,80621,1723072,882
234thFareham15,73119,5411373,071
235thDundee City15,55318,9522314,379
236thNorth West Leicestershire15,54122,0324232,659

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley, with 468 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025: 1,314, including 26 fatal and 254 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6101,3141,87826254
2ndA61,2521,73250250
3rdA6081,0251,3489220
4thB61799751,32623157
5thA389641,42633136
6thB6008301,0259150
7thA60077891,07611160
8thA60962080410102
9thA615657296103
10thB6016513651589
11thB60134476411081
12thA52319551666
13thB50233004661579
14thB6441252312330
15thB6019249313430
16thA615217321633
17thA517205305642
18thB5035161213334
19thB6374118155219
20thB6017587108

Towns in Amber Valley

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025: 1,991.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025: 4,190.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Amber Valley, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity