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Amber Valley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2000, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (401), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 2000
417
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
586
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2000

1.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight32979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight48082%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 417, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (9.4%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.4%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May33 (7.9%)
  • June25 (6%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December30 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (55%)
  • Wet or damp173 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (54%)
  • 40 mph83 (20%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (15%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 7529 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (63%)
  • Passenger156 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle37 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2000.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2000: 44, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64460014
2ndA610385319
3rdB6179294015
4thA608284205
5thA38274014
6thB6013193001
7thA6007182411
8thB600182303
9thA61131501
10thB6016122313
11thA609111102
12thB6441111400
13thA52101605
14thB601991401
15thB502381012
16thA61571211
17thA5173400
18thB50353300
19thM13400
20thB63742400

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2000

Heanor and Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2000, with 49 each.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2000

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2000: 116.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years