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Amber Valley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2004, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (352), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 2004
345
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
463
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight28783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39285%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 345, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February32 (9.3%)
  • March33 (9.6%)
  • April20 (5.8%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July33 (9.6%)
  • August26 (7.5%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November27 (7.8%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (61%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (58%)
  • 40 mph43 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (17%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (66%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (62%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (71%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2004.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2004

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2004, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2004

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2004: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610294505
2ndA608283515
3rdA38263613
4thA6232806
5thA6007212802
6thB6179193012
7thA61152102
8thB600141901
9thB5023131704
10thB6016121602
11thB60138801
12thB64418802
13thA60971002
14thB60195800
15thB63745601
16thA5174400
17thA524700
18thB50354600
19thA6151400
20thB50201101

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2004

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2004: 48.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2004

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2004: 88.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years