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Erewash road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2019, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (165), and casualties fell from 200.

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

Collisions in 2019
154
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
197
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2019

1.9% of collisions in Erewash in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2617%
  • Slight12581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight16684%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 154, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 154
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (19%)
  • Thursday16 (10%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February15 (9.7%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June12 (7.8%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August6 (3.9%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October13 (8.4%)
  • November12 (7.8%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (8.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (75%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph107 (69%)
  • 40 mph19 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (52%)
  • Pedestrian35 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (68%)
  • Pedestrian35 (18%)
  • Passenger28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (12%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2019.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2019

Long Eaton Central, Erewash, NG10 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2019, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2019

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2019: 18, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005182112
2ndA6096172301
3rdB654091002
4thB501081211
5thA600771700
6thA385700
7thA6095902
8thB60024501
9thM14702
10thA523300
11thA6082201
12thB60072200
13thA611200

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2019

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2019: 49.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2019

DE7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2019: 66.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years