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Heanor road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,018 road traffic collisions in Heanor, Amber Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 410 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,018
461st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,515
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
26 people killed
Serious collisions
410
439 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Up 56% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Heanor

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251.2%
  • Serious41020%
  • Slight1,58378%

What the data shows

  • Heanor had 256 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 396 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Heanor were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 467 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heanor, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Heanor.

Where Heanor ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
461st
Most casualties
467th
Most fatal collisions
403rd
Most serious collisions
400th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday282 (14%)
  • Tuesday282 (14%)
  • Wednesday289 (14%)
  • Thursday312 (15%)
  • Friday363 (18%)
  • Saturday302 (15%)
  • Sunday188 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,459 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit470 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,939 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,901 (94%)
  • 40 mph98 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,539 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds245 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded87 (4.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,117 (44%)
  • Pedestrian618 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist438 (17%)
  • Cyclist217 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heanor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heanor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Heanor peaked at 79 in 1980; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253142
20242527
20232329
20223642
20212940
20201820
20192022
20182125
20173141
20162226
20152233
20142730
20133239
20123038
20114049
20103845
20095464
20084455
20077282
20063749
20055568
20044861
20034157
20024765
20013946
20004968
19995576
19985055
19975879
19964863
19954657
19945869
19933749
19923640
19914045
19906487
19895778
19884256
19875670
19862635
19854957
19845155
19834351
19825665
19817391
19807987
19796387

Map of recent crashes in Heanor

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heanor

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heanor

The 24 most recent collisions in Heanor happened between 14 April and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heanor

The A608 has the most collisions in Heanor, 702 of 2,018 (35%), followed by the A6007 (585).

Collisions in Heanor on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6087028794144
2ndA60075857656125
3rdA6104370111

Council areas covering Heanor

Collisions in Heanor were recorded in 3 council areas. Amber Valley has 1,991 of 2,018 (99%).

Collisions in Heanor by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAmber Valley1,9912,47923408
2ndBroxtowe192312
3rdErewash81310

Postcode districts in Heanor

Collisions in Heanor were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by DE75 (1,480) and NG16 (532).