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Erewash road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2002, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001, and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 2002
361
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
474
Down 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Erewash in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight30284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40786%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 361, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.7%)
  • February31 (8.6%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April32 (8.9%)
  • May34 (9.4%)
  • June34 (9.4%)
  • July21 (5.8%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September25 (6.9%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December33 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (61%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (12%)
  • 70 mph64 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (19%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (55%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (61%)
  • Passenger113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (67%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Erewash

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Erewash ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2002.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2002

Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2002, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2002: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1345014
2ndA6005282902
3rdA6096263803
4thA52254215
5thA609222702
6thB6540223013
7thB5010142105
8thA6007121301
9thA38111401
10thA608111403
11thB6002111802
12thA614601
13thB61794401
14thB60072200
15thA6071100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2002

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2002: 99.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2002

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2002: 153.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Erewash road accidents in other years