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Amber Valley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1982, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1981 (470), and casualties fell from 609.

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

Collisions in 1982
424
Down 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
541
Down 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious10124%
  • Slight31574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious11521%
  • Slight41677%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 424, down 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February21 (5%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May41 (9.7%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September30 (7.1%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December29 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (63%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph93 (22%)
  • 70 mph21 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (33%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (11%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (60%)
  • Motorcycle141 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1982.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1982

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1982: 42, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6104266011
2ndA63549011
3rdA61313415
4thA6007263937
5thA608253016
6thA609212304
7thB600212505
8thA38172213
9thB6016121203
10thB6013101002
11thA6157700
12thB60197802
13thA5261203
14thB50236702
15thA51751003
16thB50355601
17thB61794502
18thB64414401
19thB60173300
20thB63742300

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1982

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1982: 55.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1982

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1982: 128.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years