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Amber Valley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2017, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (205), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2017
181
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
240
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight14077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19581%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 181, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 181
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday34 (19%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.3%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April10 (5.5%)
  • May15 (8.3%)
  • June14 (7.7%)
  • July14 (7.7%)
  • August15 (8.3%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October14 (7.7%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December12 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (69%)
  • Wet or damp52 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph114 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (56%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (18%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.7%)
  • Over 7511 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (65%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (71%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2017.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2017

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area and Ripley, Amber Valley, DE5 3SG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2017, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2017: 20, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38202511
2ndB6179182505
3rdA608163004
4thA6007151602
5thA610141804
6thA6111402
7thB6007700
8thA616700
9thB50236800
10thA6095912
11thB60134603
12thB60164700
13thB60194401
14thA523600
15thB64413301
16thA6152200
17thB50201100
18thB63741100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2017

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2017: 31.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2017

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2017: 44.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years