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Amber Valley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1996, and 612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (422), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 1996
423
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
612
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1996

1.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight50182%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 423, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February36 (8.5%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April46 (11%)
  • May41 (9.7%)
  • June21 (5%)
  • July22 (5.2%)
  • August37 (8.7%)
  • September34 (8%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (52%)
  • Wet or damp177 (42%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (55%)
  • 40 mph74 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph95 (22%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (68%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (59%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle34 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1996.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1996

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1996: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610406105
2ndA63958211
3rdA608324816
4thB6179263506
5thB600232804
6thA6007172301
7thB6016152505
8thA38141903
9thA609142103
10thB5023133114
11thB6013102021
12thB6441101102
13thB503591502
14thB601971000
15thA51761211
16thA5261100
17thA616601
18thB637461001
19thA6155901
20thB60172200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1996

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1996: 56.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1996

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1996: 111.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years