Skip to main content
CrashStats

Amber Valley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1998, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (467), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 1998
440
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
614
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1998

1.8% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight52285%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 440, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April29 (6.6%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July39 (8.9%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September40 (9.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December41 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (53%)
  • Wet or damp189 (43%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (53%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph104 (24%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (68%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (24%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (58%)
  • Passenger177 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (71%)
  • Other vehicle55 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1998.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1998: 45, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6456146
2ndA610325608
3rdB6179304805
4thA38263814
5thA608233107
6thB600233602
7thA609202813
8thA6007161901
9thB6016131502
10thB6013122001
11thA52111504
12thB5023111501
13thB6441101701
14thA51791201
15thB601991000
16thA61581002
17thA6161001
18thB50354501
19thB63743500
20thB60071100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1998

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1998: 50.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1998

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years