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Amber Valley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1981, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980, and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 1981
470
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
609
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious13930%
  • Slight32168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious16227%
  • Slight43571%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 470, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.7%)
  • February39 (8.3%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April42 (8.9%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June46 (9.8%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November36 (7.7%)
  • December34 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (61%)
  • Wet or damp150 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (66%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph87 (19%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (30%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20200 (33%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (60%)
  • Passenger140 (23%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (57%)
  • Motorcycle182 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1981.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1981

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1981: 47, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6104770315
2ndA6465818
3rdA613947113
4thA6007344608
5thB6003441212
6thA6083248012
7thA38172204
8thA609162306
9thB6016131803
10thA5281003
11thB601381003
12thB502371312
13thB50357703
14thA6155501
15thB61794910
16thA51113301
17thA5173400
18thB60173300
19thB60193301
20thB63742200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1981

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1981: 71.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1981

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1981: 122.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years