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Erewash road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1988, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (332), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 1988
399
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
504
Up 29% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1988

3.8% of collisions in Erewash in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight42384%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 399, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March37 (9.3%)
  • April24 (6%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July31 (7.8%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December48 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (59%)
  • Wet or damp159 (40%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (67%)
  • 40 mph32 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (12%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20122 (24%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (58%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (63%)
  • Motorcycle92 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1988.

Collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1988

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1988: 47, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005475802
2ndA6007313913
3rdA52233323
4thA609233135
5thB6540232412
6thB6002212622
7thB5010182501
8thA6096171803
9thM1172201
10thA38141804
11thA60871012
12thB60076600
13thB61795501
14thA61201
15thA611100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1988

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1988: 102.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1988

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1988: 152.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1988, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years