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Erewash road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2003, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (361), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2003
344
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
431
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Erewash in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight35783%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 344, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (21%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.1%)
  • February51 (15%)
  • March23 (6.7%)
  • April16 (4.7%)
  • May19 (5.5%)
  • June33 (9.6%)
  • July31 (9%)
  • August24 (7%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December24 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph209 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph68 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (19%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (58%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (64%)
  • Passenger97 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (69%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Erewash ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2003.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2003

Sandiacre, Erewash, NG10 5GW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2003, with 42 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2003: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1334905
2ndA6005323705
3rdA52223306
4thA609202122
5thB5010192304
6thA6096171703
7thA38142504
8thB6540121403
9thB6002101103
10thA600781002
11thA6088903
12thA614500
13thB61793300
14thB60072200
15thA3381100
16thA61100
17thA60021100
18thA60081201

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2003

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2003: 79.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2003

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2003: 161.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years