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Amber Valley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1997, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (423), and casualties rose from 612.

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

Collisions in 1997
467
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
710
Up 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1997

1.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight60285%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 467, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February40 (8.6%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April37 (7.9%)
  • May30 (6.4%)
  • June32 (6.9%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August35 (7.5%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November34 (7.3%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (57%)
  • Wet or damp197 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (54%)
  • 40 mph76 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph106 (23%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (68%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20127 (18%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (23%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (60%)
  • Passenger207 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle55 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1997.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1997

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1997: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6105795112
2ndA6457627
3rdA608365509
4thB6179324815
5thA38204502
6thA609202300
7thB600182601
8thA6007152202
9thB5023121604
10thB6016121804
11thA52112402
12thA61101401
13thB6374101503
14thB601391200
15thB644181211
16thB60196902
17thA6155601
18thB50354601
19thA5173401
20thA601100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1997

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1997: 58.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1997

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1997: 137.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years