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Erewash road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 1998, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (366), and casualties fell from 480.

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

Collisions in 1998
370
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
468
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Erewash in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight30883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight40486%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 370, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.8%)
  • February33 (8.9%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July28 (7.6%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December23 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (64%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (61%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (16%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (54%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist64 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (9.7%)
  • Other vehicle62 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1998.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 1998

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 1998: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005434913
2ndA609253405
3rdA52233401
4thB6540222305
5thA6096202312
6thB6002182202
7thA608142304
8thA6007131501
9thM1132301
10thB5010121604
11thA386700
12thA616801
13thB60073300
14thA60091101
15thB61791100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 1998

Ilkeston and Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 1998, with 98 each.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 1998

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 1998: 152.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years