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Erewash road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2008, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2007 (269), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 2008
300
Up 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
396
Up 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Erewash in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34687%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 300, up 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.7%)
  • February27 (9%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May19 (6.3%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July25 (8.3%)
  • August28 (9.3%)
  • September20 (6.7%)
  • October24 (8%)
  • November26 (8.7%)
  • December28 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph189 (63%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph51 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (58%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (66%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2008.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2008

Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2008, with 40 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2008

The A52 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2008: 23, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52233813
2ndM1223802
3rdA6005212402
4thA6096182803
5thB6002151811
6thA38141900
7thA6007141711
8thA609131401
9thB5010131704
10thB6540101001
11thA60872010
12thB61794400
13thA612200
14thB60072200

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2008

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2008: 82.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2008

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2008: 118.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years