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Amber Valley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Amber Valley in 2025, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2024 (168), and casualties rose from 206.

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

Collisions in 2025
196
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
246
Up 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Amber Valley in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Amber Valley in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Amber Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight14674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5824%
  • Slight18776%

Amber Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Amber Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 470 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 196, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 196
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (9.7%)
  • Sunday13 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.6%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March24 (12%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May17 (8.7%)
  • June16 (8.2%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August15 (7.7%)
  • September14 (7.1%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November10 (5.1%)
  • December26 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other12 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (77%)
  • Wet or damp41 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph131 (67%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Amber Valley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (57%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.5%)
  • Over 7525 (10%)
  • Not recorded14 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (67%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Amber Valley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Amber Valley had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2025.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Amber Valley in 2025

Heanor West & Loscoe, Amber Valley, DE75 7QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Amber Valley in 2025, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Amber Valley with the most crashes in 2025

The A608 and A610 had the most collisions in Amber Valley in 2025, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Amber Valley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA608151904
2ndA610152205
3rdB6179142304
4thA38121403
5thA6007121604
6thA609111302
7thA691203
8thB6006600
9thB60136701
10thB60166602
11thA615501
12thA5174401
13thA524601
14thA6154500
15thB63744500
16thB50233501
17thB50353301
18thB60193300
19thB64413301

Towns in Amber Valley: crashes in 2025

Heanor had the most collisions of any town in Amber Valley in 2025: 31.

Postcode districts in Amber Valley: crashes in 2025

DE56 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Amber Valley in 2025: 61.

Latest crashes in Amber Valley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Amber Valley in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Amber Valley road accidents in other years