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Erewash road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1986, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (372), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 1986
385
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
479
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Erewash in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight29176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight37378%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 385, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June25 (6.5%)
  • July33 (8.6%)
  • August30 (7.8%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (59%)
  • Wet or damp150 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (11%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 20113 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (61%)
  • Passenger113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (59%)
  • Motorcycle105 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1986

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1986 in Erewash

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Erewash ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1986.

Collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1986

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1986: 51, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005516529
2ndB6540364808
3rdA609242705
4thA52223114
5thA6096182723
6thA6007171902
7thB5010172014
8thB6002151803
9thA38101614
10thM181321
11thA6086701
12thB61796801
13thB60073310

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1986

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1986: 87.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1986

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1986: 114.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years