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Amber Valley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2006, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (364), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2006
345
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
450
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight38185%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 345, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (19%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (12%)
  • February32 (9.3%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July30 (8.7%)
  • August16 (4.6%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December32 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (59%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (13%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (66%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (66%)
  • Passenger99 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (74%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2006.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2006

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2006, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2006: 36, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38365712
2ndA610294108
3rdA608192503
4thA6181902
5thB6016182003
6thA6007162402
7thB6179131702
8thA609121613
9thB600121502
10thA61111202
11thB5023101305
12thB6013101612
13thA6157901
14thA526700
15thB60196900
16thB64415600
17thA5173401
18thA6001100
19thB60171100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2006

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2006: 48.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2006

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2006: 93.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years