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Amber Valley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1985, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (392), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 1985
371
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
495
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7420%
  • Slight29178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight40682%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 371, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7%)
  • February33 (8.9%)
  • March35 (9.4%)
  • April14 (3.8%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June30 (8.1%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September30 (8.1%)
  • October36 (9.7%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December31 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (56%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph231 (62%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 60 mph88 (24%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (28%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (58%)
  • Passenger138 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (62%)
  • Motorcycle120 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1985.

Collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 and A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1985, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6314104
2ndA610314129
3rdB600293505
4thA6007263809
5thA608232905
6thB6179151902
7thA609141702
8thA61141502
9thA52132803
10thB5023101403
11thA3891300
12thB60169901
13thB601381801
14thB50356912
15thB601961012
16thB64416700
17thA51751201
18thA6155802
19thB63742200
20thB60171100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1985

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1985: 47.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1985

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1985: 107.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years