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Amber Valley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2012, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2011 (308), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2012
275
Down 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
374
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight32186%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 275, down 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (20%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March24 (8.7%)
  • April23 (8.4%)
  • May25 (9.1%)
  • June16 (5.8%)
  • July25 (9.1%)
  • August15 (5.5%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October19 (6.9%)
  • November27 (9.8%)
  • December32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (60%)
  • Wet or damp93 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (56%)
  • 40 mph50 (18%)
  • 50 mph23 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (60%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (20%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (66%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Amber Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2012.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2012

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2012, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2012: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38304415
2ndA610253704
3rdB6179233203
4thA6192301
5thA608182206
6thB6013131813
7thB6016121403
8thA6007111604
9thA6191602
10thB60091300
11thA60981000
12thA61561501
13thB64416700
14thA5251000
15thB50355602
16thB60194401
17thA5173400
18thB63742401
19thB50231100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2012

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2012: 30.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2012

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2012: 84.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years