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Amber Valley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1979, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,806 collisions in Amber Valley.

Collisions in 1979
445
Casualties in 1979
615
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1979

2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious16327%
  • Slight44272%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 445.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May22 (4.9%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July32 (7.2%)
  • August32 (7.2%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (56%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice47 (11%)
  • Snow9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph282 (63%)
  • 40 mph45 (10%)
  • 60 mph97 (22%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian112 (18%)
  • Van occupant31 (5%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20160 (26%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (54%)
  • Passenger170 (28%)
  • Pedestrian112 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (58%)
  • Motorcycle148 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Amber Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Amber Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1979.

Collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1979: 44, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64469115
2ndA6083652011
3rdA613548112
4thA6103544012
5thA6007264316
6thB6002327010
7thA609222912
8thB6016131404
9thA38122222
10thB6013111304
11thA51781504
12thA5281712
13thB64418903
14thB50357702
15thB60176702
16thA6155601
17thB61795701
18thB63745803
19thB60194500
20thB50232400

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1979

Heanor and Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1979, with 60 each.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1979

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1979: 126.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years