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Erewash road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1984, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (409), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 1984
415
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
495
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Erewash in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight32779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight39981%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 415, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 415
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April38 (9.2%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (63%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (73%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 60 mph35 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph33 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (31%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20148 (30%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (65%)
  • Passenger89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (54%)
  • Motorcycle161 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1984.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1984

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1984: 76, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60057697316
2ndB6540404516
3rdA6007293318
4thA609293307
5thM1202703
6thB5010162403
7thA6096152007
8thB6002131401
9thA3891000
10thA5291302
11thB61796703
12thA6084501
13thB60071101

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1984

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1984: 129.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1984

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1984: 181.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1984, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years