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Erewash road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2009, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (300), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2009
306
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
387
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2009

2.6% of collisions in Erewash in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight25082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32885%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 306, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March26 (8.5%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November23 (7.5%)
  • December26 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph181 (59%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph60 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (20%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (70%)
  • Passenger78 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2009.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2009

Sandiacre, Erewash, NG10 5GW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2009, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2009

The A52 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2009: 31, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52315123
2ndA6005293116
3rdM1283717
4thB6540161602
5thB6002152510
6thA6007141403
7thA609131403
8thA6096131602
9thA38121502
10thB50106701
11thA613400
12thB61793300
13thA6082200
14thA60691300

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2009

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2009: 78.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2009

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2009: 134.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years