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Somercotes and Swanwick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,411 road traffic collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick, Amber Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 239 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
1,411
596th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,745
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
239
253 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Somercotes and Swanwick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious23917%
  • Slight1,16082%

What the data shows

  • Somercotes and Swanwick had 194 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 285 children under 16 were killed or injured in Somercotes and Swanwick, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick.

Where Somercotes and Swanwick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
596th
Most casualties
602nd
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
617th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (15%)
  • Tuesday179 (13%)
  • Wednesday223 (16%)
  • Thursday223 (16%)
  • Friday268 (19%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,035 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,319 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,161 (82%)
  • 40 mph195 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,057 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant818 (47%)
  • Pedestrian334 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist311 (18%)
  • Cyclist164 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Somercotes and Swanwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somercotes and Swanwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick peaked at 49 in 1988; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20242528
20232128
20222429
20212231
20201212
20191822
20182226
20171114
20162127
20152224
20141819
20133239
20122835
20112329
20102331
20092629
20081922
20073644
20063539
20053644
20043340
20032739
20022634
20012737
20003352
19993746
19983954
19973549
19963851
19954558
19943542
19933237
19922430
19914265
19903236
19894147
19884959
19872531
19863642
19853134
19843647
19833334
19824348
19814045
19804548
19793547

Map of recent crashes in Somercotes and Swanwick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Somercotes and Swanwick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Somercotes and Swanwick

The 24 most recent collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick happened between 29 June 2024 and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Somercotes and Swanwick

The B600 has the most collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick, 407 of 1,411 (29%), followed by the B6016 (401).

Collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB600407514276
2ndB6016401507372
3rdB617994126213
4thB6017566907
5thA38243502
6thA61181802

Council areas covering Somercotes and Swanwick

Collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick were recorded in 2 council areas. Amber Valley has 1,406 of 1,411 (99.6%).

Collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAmber Valley1,4061,74012238
2ndDerby3300

Postcode district for Somercotes and Swanwick

All 1,411 collisions in Somercotes and Swanwick were in the DE55 postcode district.