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Erewash road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1979, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,513 collisions in Erewash.

Collisions in 1979
406
Casualties in 1979
513
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1979

2.5% of collisions in Erewash in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious11027%
  • Slight28670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight38375%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 406.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025168196
2024146197
2023171214
2022174218
2021144178
2020141172
2019154197
2018165200
2017163190
2016180220
2015216288
2014240295
2013201259
2012258336
2011277369
2010264343
2009306387
2008300396
2007269349
2006299388
2005331465
2004311429
2003344431
2002361474
2001361487
2000354472
1999379512
1998370468
1997366480
1996383516
1995335441
1994366484
1993361460
1992348467
1991349432
1990454607
1989434565
1988399504
1987332392
1986385479
1985372486
1984415495
1983409501
1982459579
1981436561
1980457570
1979406513

When and where crashes happen in Erewash in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.9%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June26 (6.4%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August31 (7.6%)
  • September37 (9.1%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Snow12 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (11%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20138 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (57%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian107 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (54%)
  • Motorcycle133 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Erewash

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Erewash ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1979.

Collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1979

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1979: 51, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60055158315
2ndB6540324036
3rdA60072934012
4thA609294227
5thA6096283908
6thA52202806
7thB5010171903
8thB6002131612
9thM1102502
10thA3881504
11thB61798902
12thA6086601
13thB60075501

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1979

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1979: 126.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1979

DE7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1979: 169.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years