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Amber Valley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2024, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (160), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2024
168
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
206
Level with 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2024

2.4% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious5432%
  • Slight11065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5728%
  • Slight14570%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 168, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 168
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (10%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (22%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (10%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February20 (12%)
  • March7 (4.2%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June22 (13%)
  • July10 (6%)
  • August11 (6.5%)
  • September21 (13%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November10 (6%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (70%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (61%)
  • 40 mph26 (15%)
  • 50 mph16 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (6%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (53%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (10%)
  • 21 to 2514 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (14%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 759 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (65%)
  • Passenger36 (17%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (69%)
  • Motorcycle33 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2024.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2024

Heanor West & Loscoe, Amber Valley, DE75 7QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2024, with 11 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2024: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38151803
2ndB600131704
3rdA608121704
4thB6179111203
5thA610101302
6thA60079905
7thA681011
8thB502371023
9thB60167701
10thA6156800
11thA5175502
12thA6094412
13thA613500
14thA522200
15thB60192201
16thB64412200
17thB50351100
18thB60131600
19thB63741101

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2024

Heanor and Somercotes and Swanwick had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2024, with 25 each.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2024

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2024: 48.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2024, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years