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Erewash road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1985, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (415), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 1985
372
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
486
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Erewash in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight29880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight40684%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 372, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7%)
  • February24 (6.5%)
  • March25 (6.7%)
  • April32 (8.6%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June22 (5.9%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August28 (7.5%)
  • September36 (9.7%)
  • October26 (7%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December37 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (60%)
  • Wet or damp130 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph265 (71%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (13%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)
  • Cyclist69 (14%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20141 (29%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (62%)
  • Passenger102 (21%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (58%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1985.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1985

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1985: 51, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005517019
2ndA6096222707
3rdB5010222904
4thA6007212310
5thA609212905
6thB6002212405
7thB6540161901
8thA52142402
9thM1122132
10thA3891301
11thB61796600
12thA6084502
13thB60073300

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1985

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1985: 113.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1985

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1985: 165.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years