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Amber Valley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2001, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (417), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 2001
400
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
547
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2001

1.8% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight47286%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 400, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.5%)
  • February35 (8.8%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October37 (9.3%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (58%)
  • Wet or damp152 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (59%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (14%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (64%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35128 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (63%)
  • Passenger130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (71%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.7%)
  • Other vehicle40 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Amber Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Amber Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2001.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2001

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2001, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2001

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2001: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38406114
2ndA610314917
3rdA6283112
4thB6179233224
5thA608222507
6thB600192403
7thB6019162001
8thA6007152603
9thB6013152102
10thA609131902
11thA61131904
12thB6016131701
13thA6156700
14thB50236700
15thB644161000
16thA525802
17thM15600
18thB50354701
19thB63744400
20thA5173400

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2001

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2001: 56.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2001

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2001: 106.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years