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Amber Valley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2019, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2018 (180), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2019
201
Up 12% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
255
Up 17% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4120%
  • Slight15778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight20580%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 201, up 12% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 201
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7%)
  • February18 (9%)
  • March16 (8%)
  • April15 (7.5%)
  • May17 (8.5%)
  • June15 (7.5%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August17 (8.5%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded22 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (75%)
  • Wet or damp45 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (59%)
  • 40 mph35 (17%)
  • 50 mph13 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (60%)
  • Pedestrian46 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (65%)
  • Pedestrian46 (18%)
  • Passenger42 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (74%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2019.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2019

Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area and Ripley, Amber Valley, DE5 3SG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2019, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2019

The A6 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2019: 21, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6212213
2ndA610192613
3rdB6179131601
4thA38121803
5thB6016111302
6thA60078903
7thA60881203
8thB60081201
9thA6171100
10thB60137901
11thA6095700
12thB64415500
13thA5174500
14thA6154703
15thB63743403
16thA522402
17thB50231201
18thB50351200
19thB60191100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2019

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2019: 25.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2019

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2019: 57.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years