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Erewash road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2004, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (344), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2004
311
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
429
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Erewash in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight25983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37287%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 311, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February30 (9.6%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August17 (5.5%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November25 (8%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (67%)
  • Wet or damp98 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (58%)
  • 40 mph28 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph39 (13%)
  • 70 mph61 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (24%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (65%)
  • Passenger113 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (68%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2004.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2004

Sandiacre, Erewash, NG10 5GW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2004, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2004: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1294504
2ndA52263516
3rdA6007223310
4thA6005182204
5thB5010172104
6thA6096152502
7thA38132802
8thB6540131900
9thA608101401
10thA609101401
11thB60028901
12thB60074402
13thB60051301
14thB61791101

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2004

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2004: 82.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2004

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2004: 138.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years