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Amber Valley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2023, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2022 (217), and casualties fell from 268.

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

Collisions in 2023
160
Down 26% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
205
Down 24% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2023

1.3% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight13383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight17384%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 160, down 26% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 160
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday29 (18%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.4%)
  • February16 (10%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April4 (2.5%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September21 (13%)
  • October7 (4.4%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December14 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (77%)
  • Wet or damp34 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (64%)
  • 40 mph26 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.3%)
  • Over 7510 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (63%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (75%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2023.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2023

Ripley, Amber Valley, DE5 3SG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2023, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2023

The A608 and A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2023, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA608142001
2ndA610142002
3rdB6179131601
4thA6101001
5thA3891303
6thA600791104
7thB60081302
8thB601681110
9thA6096703
10thB50234612
11thB64414400
12thA613300
13thB60133400
14thB63743400
15thA5172202
16thB60192200
17thA521200
18thA6151200
19thB50351400

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2023

Ripley, Amber Valley had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2023: 28.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2023

DE55 and DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2023, with 42 each.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years