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Amber Valley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2022, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (185), and casualties rose from 230.

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

Collisions in 2022
217
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
268
Up 17% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2022

3.2% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight16877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21279%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 217, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 217
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May21 (9.7%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July10 (4.6%)
  • August20 (9.2%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October15 (6.9%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December21 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (78%)
  • Wet or damp43 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (60%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph25 (12%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (51%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Cyclist27 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.5%)
  • Over 7519 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (70%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Passenger38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (67%)
  • Motorcycle41 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Amber Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had the 174th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2022

Ripley, Amber Valley, DE5 3SG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2022, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2022

The B6179 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6179202213
2ndA38192905
3rdA608182202
4thA610151706
5thA6121721
6thA6007101303
7thB60168903
8thB60137800
9thB6006900
10thA5175601
11thA524502
12thA6094400
13thA614401
14thB63743501
15thB60192301
16thB64412200
17thA6151200
18thB50231100
19thB50351100

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2022

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2022: 36.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2022

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2022: 58.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2022, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years