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Erewash road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1983, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (459), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 1983
409
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
501
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Erewash in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight30675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight37976%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 409, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.8%)
  • February29 (7.1%)
  • March35 (8.6%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May22 (5.4%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August21 (5.1%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (68%)
  • Wet or damp119 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (77%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (29%)
  • Pedestrian99 (20%)
  • Cyclist77 (15%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8%)
  • 16 to 20153 (31%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (63%)
  • Pedestrian99 (20%)
  • Passenger88 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (53%)
  • Motorcycle147 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (13%)
  • Other vehicle37 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Erewash

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Erewash ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1983.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1983

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1983: 66, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60056674215
2ndB6540323806
3rdA6096273616
4thB6002262715
5thB5010242915
6thA609222408
7thA52192626
8thA6007121702
9thB6179101503
10thB60078901
11thM171803
12thA385700
13thA612202
14thA6081100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1983

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1983: 147.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1983

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1983: 188.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years