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Erewash road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1981, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (457), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 1981
436
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
561
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Erewash in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious12829%
  • Slight29868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14526%
  • Slight40672%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 436, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March55 (13%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July29 (6.7%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September42 (9.6%)
  • October30 (6.9%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December25 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (60%)
  • Wet or damp150 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (74%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 60 mph47 (11%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (31%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)
  • Cyclist61 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8%)
  • 16 to 20178 (32%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (10%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (54%)
  • Motorcycle164 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1981.

Collisions
226th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1981

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1981: 59, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60055977315
2ndB65403840112
3rdA6096283406
4thB6002283508
5thA609233304
6thA52222826
7thB5010192205
8thA6007122116
9thM1121916
10thA3871201
11thB61794500
12thA6083611
13thA613401
14thB60073601
15thA60091100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1981

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1981: 137.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1981

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1981: 196.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years