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Amber Valley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2015, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (241), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 2015
213
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
303
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2015

1.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight17482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26086%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 213, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (20%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.5%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April17 (8%)
  • May20 (9.4%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September13 (6.1%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (67%)
  • Wet or damp66 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (16%)
  • 50 mph34 (16%)
  • 60 mph23 (11%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (65%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.6%)
  • Over 7515 (5%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (67%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2015.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2015

Ripley, Amber Valley, DE5 3SG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2015, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2015

The B6179 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2015: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6179283605
2ndA38213002
3rdA610183404
4thA6121922
5thB6013121502
6thB60169900
7thA600781001
8thA60871003
9thA6097900
10thA616802
11thB6006800
12thA5251001
13thB64415701
14thB50234403
15thA6153510
16thB63743500
17thA5172201
18thB60192201
19thB50351101

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2015

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2015: 28.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2015

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2015: 56.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years