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Amber Valley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1980, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (445), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 1980
470
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
569
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious13028%
  • Slight33271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14425%
  • Slight41573%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 470, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May55 (12%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July42 (8.9%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp159 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (66%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph93 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian115 (20%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20166 (29%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (59%)
  • Passenger117 (21%)
  • Pedestrian115 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (58%)
  • Motorcycle153 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Amber Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Amber Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1980.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1980: 46, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64654210
2ndA6104353011
3rdA61364709
4thA6083236010
5thB600293308
6thA6007262918
7thA38182515
8thB6013151709
9thA609121606
10thB6016121514
11thA52111413
12thB50238902
13thA5174910
14thB50354401
15thB63744400
16thA6153500
17thB60173301
18thB61793501
19thB64413301
20thB60192200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1980

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1980: 77.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1980

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1980: 127.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years