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Erewash road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2018, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (163), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2018
165
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
200
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Erewash in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight17286%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 165, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 165
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (9.1%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.5%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July11 (6.7%)
  • August11 (6.7%)
  • September13 (7.9%)
  • October14 (8.5%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.3%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (85%)
  • Wet or damp24 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph107 (65%)
  • 40 mph19 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (11%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (51%)
  • Cyclist36 (18%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (71%)
  • Passenger33 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2018.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2018

Long Eaton Central, Erewash, NG10 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2018, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2018

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2018: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005232505
2ndA609182403
3rdA6096111222
4thB6540111201
5thA5281001
6thB600281002
7thA386600
8thA60074600
9thM13410
10thA612200
11thB50102200
12thA6081200
13thB61791101

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2018

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2018: 51.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2018

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2018: 66.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years