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Erewash road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1996, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (335), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 1996
383
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
516
Up 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1996

1.8% of collisions in Erewash in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight44887%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 383, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday74 (19%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.9%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May31 (8.1%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July33 (8.6%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November30 (7.8%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (61%)
  • Wet or damp136 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (64%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (10%)
  • 70 mph66 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (60%)
  • Cyclist62 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded39 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1996.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1996

The A609 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1996: 35, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA609354623
2ndA6005334308
3rdM1324822
4thB6540303305
5thA6096242902
6thA52233821
7thA6007151804
8thB6002152203
9thA38121301
10thB501091001
11thA60881413
12thA6151500
13thB61794700
14thB60073301

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1996

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1996: 105.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1996

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1996: 155.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years