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Amber Valley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2014, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (232), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 2014
241
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
316
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight19179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25982%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 241, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 241
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.2%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May12 (5%)
  • June15 (6.2%)
  • July19 (7.9%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (56%)
  • Wet or damp97 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (54%)
  • 40 mph42 (17%)
  • 50 mph25 (10%)
  • 60 mph28 (12%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (61%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (65%)
  • Passenger70 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2014.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2014

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2014, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2014: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6263906
2ndA38202704
3rdB6179192403
4thA610161904
5thB6013111305
6thB600101001
7thA600791003
8thB601991111
9thA6087901
10thA6096701
11thA616900
12thA6156901
13thA5251202
14thB50235601
15thB60165602
16thB644151001
17thB50354500
18thB63743300
19thA5171201

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2014

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2014: 29.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2014

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2014: 75.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years