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Erewash road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1982, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (436), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1982
459
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
579
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1982

2% of collisions in Erewash in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10924%
  • Slight34174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious12021%
  • Slight45078%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 459, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.2%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April42 (9.2%)
  • May32 (7%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September38 (8.3%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (68%)
  • Wet or damp127 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (75%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (27%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Cyclist88 (15%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20162 (28%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (63%)
  • Passenger122 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (51%)
  • Motorcycle168 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1982.

Collisions
226th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1982

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1982: 72, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60057285211
2ndB6540354215
3rdA6093345213
4thA6096304315
5thB6002293207
6thA52223918
7thM1152503
8thB5010121205
9thA38111606
10thA6007111304
11thA60891303
12thB61795603
13thA612400
14thB60072302
15thA61100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1982

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1982: 137.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1982

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1982: 199.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years