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Amber Valley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1988, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (350), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 1988
408
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
537
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1988

2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight32078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight44182%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 408, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February37 (9.1%)
  • March20 (4.9%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May35 (8.6%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October30 (7.4%)
  • November39 (9.6%)
  • December38 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (58%)
  • Wet or damp160 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (57%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (24%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded46 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (60%)
  • Passenger141 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (68%)
  • Motorcycle100 (14%)
  • Other vehicle35 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1988.

Collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1988: 37, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63756010
2ndA610334934
3rdB600323918
4thB6179273402
5thA608243202
6thA38233812
7thA609202204
8thA6007182215
9thB6016141802
10thA52101603
11thA61101201
12thA51781210
13thB601381002
14thB64417701
15thB502361113
16thB60195501
17thB50354501
18thA6152201
19thB50202201
20thB60172201

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1988

Somercotes and Swanwick had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1988: 49.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1988

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1988: 107.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years