Ambergate road traffic accidents
Ambergate recorded 72 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 95 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 95
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 95
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ambergate
Roads in Ambergate
Postcode districts in Ambergate
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ambergate
Road collision statistics for Ambergate
Collisions recorded
72
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
95
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
17
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ambergate
Collisions in Ambergate are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.4% of the total), with 23.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 40 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Ambergate happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ambergate have produced 95 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 11 collisions, Monday 11 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 8 collisions, Thursday 14 collisions, Friday 7 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 55 collisions, Darkness 17 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 72 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 24 collisions, 40 mph 40 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 56 collisions, Raining no high winds 10 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 71 casualties, Passenger 18 casualties, Pedestrian 6 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ambergate
How many road accidents have there been in Ambergate?
72 collisions have been recorded in Ambergate in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 95 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ambergate were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 17 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in Ambergate resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ambergate?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Ambergate, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 23.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ambergate happen on?
100% of collisions in Ambergate are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 40 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ambergate?
Pedestrians make up 6.3% of the 95 casualties recorded in Ambergate.
Is road safety in Ambergate getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ambergate rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Ambergate come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ambergate cover 1999 to 2025.