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Erewash road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1980, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1979 (406), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 1980
457
Up 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
570
Up 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Erewash in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight32972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13223%
  • Slight42875%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 457, up 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (19%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May41 (9%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July37 (8.1%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October42 (9.2%)
  • November28 (6.1%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (76%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20168 (29%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (58%)
  • Passenger133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (56%)
  • Motorcycle153 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1980.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1980

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1980: 51, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60055160216
2ndB65404459012
3rdA6096323318
4thA609243615
5thB5010243317
6thB6002192114
7thM1192621
8thA6007171904
9thA52152208
10thB6179111301
11thA3891702
12thB60075501
13thA51111100
14thA6081100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1980

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1980: 140.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1980

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1980: 182.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years