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Erewash road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2017, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 220.

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

Collisions in 2017
163
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
190
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2017

None of the collisions in Erewash in 2017 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight13080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15682%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 163, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 163
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (21%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (12%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March23 (14%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May5 (3.1%)
  • June12 (7.4%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August8 (4.9%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October9 (5.5%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December14 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (79%)
  • Wet or damp31 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (66%)
  • 40 mph17 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (13%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (45%)
  • Pedestrian40 (21%)
  • Cyclist34 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.8%)
  • Over 758 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (65%)
  • Pedestrian40 (21%)
  • Passenger27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2017.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2017

Long Eaton Central, Erewash, NG10 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2017, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2017

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2017: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005202202
2ndA609131403
3rdA52101201
4thA609691102
5thB65408801
6thB60027702
7thA386702
8thA60075701
9thA6085500
10thM15600
11thB50104700
12thB61794402
13thA611201

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2017

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2017

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2017: 62.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years