Skip to main content
CrashStats

Amber Valley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2010, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (335), and casualties fell from 429.

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

Collisions in 2010
294
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
387
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2010

2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2010 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious289.5%
  • Slight26088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious328.3%
  • Slight34990%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 294, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.8%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April28 (9.5%)
  • May11 (3.7%)
  • June27 (9.2%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November24 (8.2%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.4%)
  • Snow8 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (63%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (61%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (69%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Amber Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2010.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2010

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2010, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2010

The B6179 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2010: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6179273603
2ndA38233223
3rdA608232812
4thA610192511
5thA6182500
6thA6007151901
7thB600131713
8thA609111500
9thA61112103
10thB6013111201
11thB601691202
12thA6155800
13thB60195600
14thA5174701
15thB50234911
16thB50353400
17thB60173600
18thB63743400
19thA522201
20thB64412200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2010

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2010: 41.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2010

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2010: 79.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Amber Valley road accidents in other years