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Amber Valley road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2013, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2012 (275), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 2013
232
Down 16% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
308
Down 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2013

0.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight20287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27489%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 232, down 16% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 232
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (22%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.5%)
  • February13 (5.6%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May23 (9.9%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August15 (6.5%)
  • September23 (9.9%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December12 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (62%)
  • Wet or damp71 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (61%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (11%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (60%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (20%)
  • 46 to 5545 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (63%)
  • Passenger74 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2013.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2013

Heanor West & Loscoe, Amber Valley, DE75 7QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2013, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2013

The A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2013: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610223202
2ndB6179202513
3rdA6172503
4thA608172802
5thA6007121501
6thB6016121603
7thA38111501
8thB60091301
9thA616900
10thB60135801
11thB60195700
12thB63745600
13thB64415600
14thA6093401
15thB50353300
16thA5172200
17thA522300
18thA6152500
19thB50232401

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2013

Heanor and Somercotes and Swanwick had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2013, with 32 each.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2013

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2013: 62.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years