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Erewash road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2005, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2004 (311), and casualties rose from 429.

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

Collisions in 2005
331
Up 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
465
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Erewash in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight41389%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 331, up 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.3%)
  • February28 (8.5%)
  • March20 (6%)
  • April17 (5.1%)
  • May20 (6%)
  • June17 (5.1%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October45 (14%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded25 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (69%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph176 (53%)
  • 40 mph49 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph59 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (19%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (58%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (64%)
  • Passenger114 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (68%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Erewash ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 2005.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2005

Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2005, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2005: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1275303
2ndA52264803
3rdA6005222400
4thA609202703
5thA6007182603
6thB6540151905
7thA38142000
8thB5010141703
9thB6002141801
10thA6096131500
11thA608101502
12thB61795502
13thA612300
14thA61351201

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2005

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2005: 81.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2005

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2005: 143.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years