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Amber Valley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1983, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (424), and casualties fell from 541.

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

Collisions in 1983
420
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
533
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1983

3.6% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight29470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious12223%
  • Slight39574%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 420, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October41 (9.8%)
  • November33 (7.9%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (62%)
  • Wet or damp136 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (64%)
  • 40 mph38 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph92 (22%)
  • 70 mph21 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20173 (32%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (59%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (58%)
  • Motorcycle160 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1983.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1983

The A61 and A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1983, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61394809
2ndA6103954212
3rdA6313817
4thA608263308
5thA609223118
6thA38183635
7thA6007172107
8thB600161704
9thB6013162205
10thB5035121620
11thB6016121402
12thB5023111513
13thA51781202
14thA526801
15thB60175502
16thA6154502
17thB60193402
18thB61792300
19thB63742201
20thB64412200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1983

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1983: 61.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1983

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1983: 122.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years