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Amber Valley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2003, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (401), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 2003
352
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
486
Down 15% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight41385%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 352, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February37 (11%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August33 (9.4%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October23 (6.5%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (67%)
  • Wet or damp103 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (57%)
  • 40 mph46 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (6%)
  • 60 mph62 (18%)
  • 70 mph21 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (71%)
  • Motorcycle73 (11%)
  • Other vehicle30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2003.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2003

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2003, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2003

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2003: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610304503
2ndA6253424
3rdA608243304
4thA38212601
5thB6179213102
6thB600132100
7thA6007122302
8thA609121301
9thB6016111501
10thB6019111202
11thB601391103
12thB502371301
13thB50357802
14thA525801
15thA61551100
16thA51741101
17thA614500
18thB64414500
19thB63743400
20thB50201100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2003

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2003: 44.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2003

DE55 and DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2003, with 88 each.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years