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Erewash road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1989, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (399), and casualties rose from 504.

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

Collisions in 1989
434
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
565
Up 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1989

3.2% of collisions in Erewash in 1989 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious419.4%
  • Slight37987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious559.7%
  • Slight49588%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 434, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.7%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December51 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (64%)
  • Wet or damp152 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (69%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph53 (12%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (17%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Cyclist78 (14%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20126 (22%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (58%)
  • Passenger152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (64%)
  • Motorcycle101 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (10%)
  • Other vehicle34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1989.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1989

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1989: 53, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005535902
2ndA6096293923
3rdA6007282902
4thA609263004
5thA52224434
6thB5010192304
7thB6540192411
8thB6002172311
9thM1141700
10thA608102442
11thA3891200
12thB61797801
13thA62200
14thB60071100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1989

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1989: 121.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1989

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1989: 175.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years