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Amber Valley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2016, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (213), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 2016
205
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
260
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2016

2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21583%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 205, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 205
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March8 (3.9%)
  • April14 (6.8%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June18 (8.8%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August29 (14%)
  • September11 (5.4%)
  • October19 (9.3%)
  • November17 (8.3%)
  • December18 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (62%)
  • 40 mph26 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (71%)
  • Passenger47 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (70%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2016.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2016

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2016, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2016: 23, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38233125
2ndA610141903
3rdA6111301
4thB6179111403
5thA608101201
6thA609101101
7thB6013101300
8thA600791103
9thB601691400
10thA617801
11thB6006701
12thA524911
13thB60194500
14thA6153301
15thB50353300
16thB64413500
17thA5171100
18thB50231101
19thB63741200

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2016

Heanor and Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2016, with 22 each.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2016

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2016: 56.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years