Serious
Yamaha MT crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 31 Dec 2025, 16:18
- Yamaha MT and Zontes ZT
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025302600007
Somercotes, Amber Valley, DE55 4QJ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 250 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Somercotes ward, Amber Valley, from 2001 to 2025, with 325 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, down from 8 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 250
- 3,299th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 325
- 1.30 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- 8 in 2024
Crash severity at the DE55 4QJ hotspot
39 of the 250 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41.6%
- Serious3514%
- Slight21184%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 40
- Slightly injured
- 280
- All casualties
- 325
Accidents by year at the DE55 4QJ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2005, against an average of 10 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DE55 4QJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 7
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 14 | 20 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 18 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 14 | 17 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2005 | 20 | 30 |
| 2004 | 16 | 21 |
| 2003 | 16 | 21 |
| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2001 | 10 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the DE55 4QJ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DE55 4QJ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Somercotes, Amber Valley, DE55 4QJ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the DE55 4QJ hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Somercotes
- Council area
- Amber Valley
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DE55 4QJ
- Postcode district
- DE55
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.08626, -1.37265
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 31 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,299th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DE55 4QJ hotspot
191 of the 250 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Somercotes and Swanwick.
Accident hotspots near DE55 4QJ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7QS area, 1.2 km away, with 96 collisions.
- Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7QS area1.2 km away, 124 casualties96 collisions
- Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area1.3 km away, 598 casualties468 collisions
- Ironville & Riddings, Amber Valley, DE55 4DN area1.4 km away, 231 casualties195 collisions
- Swanwick, Amber Valley, DE55 1FL area1.6 km away, 274 casualties215 collisions
- South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 3HD area2 km away, 287 casualties201 collisions
- Swanwick, Amber Valley, DE55 1FE area2.3 km away, 176 casualties134 collisions
- Shirland, North East Derbyshire, DE55 6AW area2.8 km away, 121 casualties74 collisions
- Ironville & Riddings, Amber Valley, NG16 5NE area3.4 km away, 90 casualties75 collisions
All 250 crashes at the DE55 4QJ hotspot
Newest first, from 22 March 2001 to 31 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 30 Oct 2025, 14:04
- Kia Niro, Mazda 3, Ford Focus and Volvo
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302501690
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 20 Oct 2025, 11:15
- Mercedes and Hyundai Ioniq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302501845
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 11 Sep 2025, 14:04
- Ford Transit Connect and Lexmoto Venom 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302501645
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 9 Jul 2025, 18:35
- Honda Civic and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302501080
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 22 May 2025, 16:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302501106
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 29 Jan 2025, 14:08
- Volkswagen Polo and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025302500113
- Slight
Rieju MRT crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 19 Dec 2024, 16:55
- Rieju MRT and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302500229
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 19 Dec 2024, 07:46
- Volvo V40 and Kawasaki ZR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302500278
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 22 Nov 2024, 18:00
- Ford Transit and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024302401656
- Serious
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 10 May 2024, 17:49
- Renault Captur and Volvo S90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302400715
- Slight
Benelli Leoncino crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 17 Mar 2024, 09:25
- Benelli Leoncino, Seat Leon and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302400454
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 16 Feb 2024, 11:50
- Ford Transit, Fiat Ducato and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302400329
- Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 16 Feb 2024, 06:15
- Vauxhall Mokka and Yamaha
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302400248
- Serious
Car crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 18 Jan 2024, 14:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024302400132
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 5 Dec 2023, 05:40
- Mercedes A Class and Yamaha GPD
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023302301877
- Slight
Car crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 22 Nov 2023, 22:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023302301801
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 26 Sep 2023, 17:40
- Peugeot 208 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023302301487
- Serious
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 22 Aug 2023, 18:38
- Vauxhall Grandland and Ford Puma
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023302301307
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 6 Mar 2023, 18:25
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023302300384
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 17 Feb 2023, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023302300313
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 9 Feb 2023, 23:54
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023302300248
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 9 Feb 2023, 12:00
- Ford Transit Custom and Kawasaki VN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023302300287
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 18 Nov 2022, 05:43
- Toyota C-HR and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302201950
- Slight
Skoda Yeti crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 20 Oct 2022, 15:50
- Skoda Yeti and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022302201811
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 29 Sep 2022, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302201632
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 9 Jun 2022, 07:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200955
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 7 Jun 2022, 17:50
- Dacia Sandero and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200981
- Slight
Keeway Superlight crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 6 Jun 2022, 06:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200938
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 24 Feb 2022, 13:30
- A bicycle and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200364
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 25 Jan 2022, 22:30
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200189
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 20 Jan 2022, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022302200085
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 18 Nov 2021, 18:04
- Ford Mondeo, Vauxhall Astra, Nissan Leaf and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302101809
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 29 Oct 2021, 10:00
- Ford KA and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302101742
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 18 Aug 2021, 17:15
- Vauxhall Vectra, Peugeot RCZ and Ford S-Max
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021302101308
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 26 Jun 2021, 00:05
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2021302100930
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 25 Jun 2021, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302100860
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 14 Jun 2021, 12:19
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2021302100804
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 2 Jun 2021, 17:19
- Citroen C3 and Kawasaki VN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302100915
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 22 Mar 2021, 16:15
- DAF Trucks and Fiat Fiorino
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302100397
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6016 in Amber Valley, 4 Feb 2021, 10:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021302100223
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 12 Aug 2020, 15:57
- Volvo, Mercedes Sprinter and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020302001135
- Serious
Citroen Relay crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 3 Apr 2020, 09:00
- Citroen Relay, Honda CBR600F and Ford Transit Connect
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020302000492
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A38 in Amber Valley, 11 Mar 2020, 21:30
- BMW 3 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020302000409
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 2 Mar 2020, 15:53
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020302000183
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B600 in Amber Valley, 3 Dec 2019, 17:30
- Nissan Qashqai and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019301901754
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 1 Nov 2019, 05:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019301901906
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Amber Valley, 2 Oct 2019, 11:30
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019301901374