Hyundai Kona crash on an unclassified road in Erewash, 23 Dec 2025, 15:10
- Hyundai Kona and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 14,513 road traffic collisions in Erewash from 1979 to 2025, and 18,662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 241 were fatal and 2,361 were serious.
In 2025 police recorded 168 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (146), and casualties fell from 197 to 196.
1.7% of collisions in Erewash from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.
Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. In 2025 there were 168, up 15% on 2024.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | 196 |
| 2024 | 146 | 197 |
| 2023 | 171 | 214 |
| 2022 | 174 | 218 |
| 2021 | 144 | 178 |
| 2020 | 141 | 172 |
| 2019 | 154 | 197 |
| 2018 | 165 | 200 |
| 2017 | 163 | 190 |
| 2016 | 180 | 220 |
| 2015 | 216 | 288 |
| 2014 | 240 | 295 |
| 2013 | 201 | 259 |
| 2012 | 258 | 336 |
| 2011 | 277 | 369 |
| 2010 | 264 | 343 |
| 2009 | 306 | 387 |
| 2008 | 300 | 396 |
| 2007 | 269 | 349 |
| 2006 | 299 | 388 |
| 2005 | 331 | 465 |
| 2004 | 311 | 429 |
| 2003 | 344 | 431 |
| 2002 | 361 | 474 |
| 2001 | 361 | 487 |
| 2000 | 354 | 472 |
| 1999 | 379 | 512 |
| 1998 | 370 | 468 |
| 1997 | 366 | 480 |
| 1996 | 383 | 516 |
| 1995 | 335 | 441 |
| 1994 | 366 | 484 |
| 1993 | 361 | 460 |
| 1992 | 348 | 467 |
| 1991 | 349 | 432 |
| 1990 | 454 | 607 |
| 1989 | 434 | 565 |
| 1988 | 399 | 504 |
| 1987 | 332 | 392 |
| 1986 | 385 | 479 |
| 1985 | 372 | 486 |
| 1984 | 415 | 495 |
| 1983 | 409 | 501 |
| 1982 | 459 | 579 |
| 1981 | 436 | 561 |
| 1980 | 457 | 570 |
| 1979 | 406 | 513 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Erewash
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had the 96th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.
| Rank | Area | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253rd | West Lindsey | 14,612 | 21,997 | 542 | 3,181 |
| 254th | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 14,593 | 18,623 | 234 | 3,019 |
| 255th | Watford | 14,587 | 19,220 | 126 | 2,709 |
| 256th | Erewash (this area) | 14,513 | 18,662 | 241 | 2,361 |
| 257th | Gravesham | 14,499 | 19,152 | 202 | 2,644 |
| 258th | Wyre | 14,486 | 19,790 | 283 | 3,172 |
| 259th | Broxtowe | 14,484 | 19,078 | 214 | 2,982 |
Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash, with 582 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.
The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash from 1979 to 2025: 1,584, including 35 fatal and 246 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A6005 | 1,584 | 1,927 | 35 | 246 |
| 2nd | A609 | 915 | 1,168 | 15 | 147 |
| 3rd | B6540 | 864 | 1,034 | 15 | 141 |
| 4th | A52 | 851 | 1,293 | 29 | 145 |
| 5th | A6096 | 798 | 1,057 | 17 | 136 |
| 6th | M1 | 786 | 1,231 | 22 | 95 |
| 7th | A6007 | 702 | 874 | 11 | 103 |
| 8th | B6002 | 697 | 849 | 10 | 111 |
| 9th | B5010 | 560 | 716 | 5 | 105 |
| 10th | A38 | 425 | 608 | 3 | 56 |
| 11th | A608 | 284 | 452 | 12 | 48 |
| 12th | B6179 | 173 | 221 | 1 | 35 |
| 13th | B6007 | 123 | 141 | 1 | 19 |
| 14th | A61 | 91 | 128 | 0 | 13 |
| 15th | A6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 16th | B6005 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 17th | A453 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | A6002 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | A6069 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 20th | A6009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash from 1979 to 2025: 3,821.
NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash from 1979 to 2025: 6,026.
Of the latest 24 crashes in Erewash, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.
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