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Amber Valley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1989, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (408), and casualties rose from 537.

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

Collisions in 1989
429
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
581
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1989

4.2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight35483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight49886%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 429, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.4%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March39 (9.1%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June38 (8.9%)
  • July32 (7.5%)
  • August41 (9.6%)
  • September25 (5.8%)
  • October55 (13%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (56%)
  • 40 mph63 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph89 (21%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20164 (28%)
  • 21 to 25101 (17%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (57%)
  • Passenger173 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (69%)
  • Motorcycle89 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle31 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1989.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1989: 35, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6354943
2ndA608323626
3rdB6179314326
4thB600303213
5thA610283002
6thA6007254108
7thA38243634
8thB6016161602
9thA52132202
10thB6013122722
11thA609111700
12thA61101202
13thA51781110
14thA61561401
15thB502351001
16thB63744400
17thB50353301
18thB60193500
19thB64413400
20thB60172400

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1989

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1989: 56.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1989

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1989: 117.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years