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Amber Valley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 1999, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (440), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1999
401
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
569
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 1999

2.5% of collisions in Amber Valley in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight48084%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 401, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February34 (8.5%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April27 (6.7%)
  • May25 (6.2%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (56%)
  • Wet or damp157 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (54%)
  • 40 mph72 (18%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35129 (23%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (62%)
  • Passenger157 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (67%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle54 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1999.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 1999

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 1999: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610375106
2ndA6304826
3rdA38284722
4thA608243307
5thA6007223314
6thB6179192904
7thB600182303
8thA609142103
9thB5023142412
10thB6016111812
11thA517101612
12thB6013101500
13thB6441101302
14thA5291602
15thA61571212
16thA615600
17thB60195701
18thB50353301
19thB63743401
20thB50201200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 1999

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 1999: 55.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 1999

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 1999: 128.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1999.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years