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Erewash road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1997, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (383), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1997
366
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
480
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Erewash in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight41787%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 366, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July34 (9.3%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September26 (7.1%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November47 (13%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (5.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (62%)
  • Wet or damp138 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (61%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph60 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (63%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (62%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle56 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1997.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1997

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1997: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005425417
2ndM1303904
3rdB6540252813
4thA609222804
5thA52213815
6thB6002202202
7thA6007192301
8thA6096151904
9thB5010121502
10thA3891302
11thA6088901
12thA615602
13thB61793800
14thB60072200
15thA52501200
16thA6321100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1997

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1997: 100.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1997

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1997: 169.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years