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Amber Valley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1987, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (406), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 1987
350
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
458
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight26576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight36479%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 350, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February17 (4.9%)
  • March18 (5.1%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September20 (5.7%)
  • October50 (14%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December28 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (57%)
  • Wet or damp136 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (58%)
  • 40 mph55 (16%)
  • 60 mph74 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (18%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5519 (4.1%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (59%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (63%)
  • Motorcycle103 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Amber Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Amber Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1987.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1987

The A608 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1987: 31, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA608314009
2ndA610303924
3rdA6283215
4thA609253006
5thB6179242903
6thB600222805
7thA38183513
8thA6007152013
9thB6013131601
10thB6016111303
11thB6019101012
12thB50237915
13thA615702
14thA524902
15thA5173400
16thA6153300
17thB60173501
18thB64412301
19thB50351100
20thB60521201

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1987

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1987: 51.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1987

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1987: 109.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years