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Erewash road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1987, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (385), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 1987
332
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
392
Down 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1987

0.6% of collisions in Erewash in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight27483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32382%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 332, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 332
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April30 (9%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July27 (8.1%)
  • August22 (6.6%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November30 (9%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (77%)
  • 40 mph20 (6%)
  • 60 mph28 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (36%)
  • Pedestrian79 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (19%)
  • Cyclist64 (16%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (22%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (11%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (59%)
  • Passenger80 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (58%)
  • Motorcycle76 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1987.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1987

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1987: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005455104
2ndB6540293103
3rdA6096222413
4thA6007192104
5thA609182001
6thB6002152206
7thB5010141603
8thA52131702
9thM1101200
10thA3851102
11thB61794401
12thB60073400
13thA60021100
14thA611100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1987

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1987: 108.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1987

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1987: 142.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years