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Amber Valley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1990, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (429), and casualties fell from 581.

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

Collisions in 1990
404
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
532
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight45886%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 404, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday65 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March40 (9.9%)
  • April35 (8.7%)
  • May28 (6.9%)
  • June24 (5.9%)
  • July37 (9.2%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September23 (5.7%)
  • October32 (7.9%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (59%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 60 mph90 (22%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (56%)
  • Passenger150 (28%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (69%)
  • Motorcycle87 (12%)
  • Other vehicle36 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1990.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1990

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1990: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610314714
2ndB600293307
3rdA6283822
4thB6179283807
5thA608232804
6thA6007223103
7thA38192404
8thA52152301
9thA609131902
10thA61131513
11thA51791301
12thA61591310
13thB601381301
14thB60167810
15thB50234901
16thB64414500
17thB50353300
18thB60173300
19thB60192200
20thB63742200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1990

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1990: 62.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1990

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1990: 96.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years