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Amber Valley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1984, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (420), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 1984
392
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
504
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1984

4.1% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.1%
  • Serious11128%
  • Slight26568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious12024%
  • Slight36773%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 392, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.6%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May39 (9.9%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October36 (9.2%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph240 (61%)
  • 40 mph59 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (19%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20145 (29%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (61%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (60%)
  • Motorcycle129 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1984.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1984

The A61 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1984: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA613848010
2ndA6344839
3rdA6103441310
4thA60073132110
5thB600262908
6thA608253036
7thA609152002
8thB6016151903
9thA52142117
10thA38132215
11thB601391604
12thB60175500
13thB502341101
14thB60194800
15thB64414400
16thA5173301
17thB61793520
18thA6152400
19thB50352301
20thB63742210

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1984

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1984: 67.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1984

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1984: 96.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years