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Amber Valley road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1991, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (404), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 1991
381
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
529
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1991

2.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1991 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious318.1%
  • Slight34190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious377%
  • Slight48191%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 381, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.7%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May29 (7.6%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July30 (7.9%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (59%)
  • Wet or damp140 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (54%)
  • 40 mph56 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (23%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (22%)
  • 21 to 2590 (17%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (59%)
  • Passenger149 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (72%)
  • Motorcycle65 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle29 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Amber Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Amber Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1991.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1991

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1991: 37, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610375214
2ndA6365219
3rdB6179366131
4thB600304304
5thA38234301
6thA609222713
7thA608202301
8thA6007132300
9thA52112110
10thB6016111501
11thB50356700
12thB60136610
13thB60196600
14thA615500
15thB50235600
16thA6154400
17thB64414400
18thA5173400
19thB60173500
20thB63742300

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1991

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1991: 43.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1991

DE55 and DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1991, with 103 each.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1991, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years