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Erewash road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2015, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (240), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2015
216
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
288
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Erewash in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24786%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 216, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 216
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (19%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (9.7%)
  • Thursday41 (19%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.4%)
  • February17 (7.9%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May14 (6.5%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August15 (6.9%)
  • September19 (8.8%)
  • October15 (6.9%)
  • November14 (6.5%)
  • December30 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph145 (67%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (54%)
  • Cyclist46 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (65%)
  • Passenger72 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (11%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2015.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2015

Long Eaton Central, Erewash, NG10 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2015, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2015

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2015: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005202005
2ndA609172201
3rdA52122600
4thA6007121701
5thA6096122204
6thB5010101004
7thB65407803
8thM171402
9thA386801
10thB60026901
11thA6083401
12thB61792300
13thB60071100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2015

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2015: 61.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2015

DE7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years