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Erewash road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2020, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (154), and casualties fell from 197.

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

Collisions in 2020
141
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
172
Down 13% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2020

2.1% of collisions in Erewash in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight12085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious1911%
  • Slight14987%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 141, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 141
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (20%)
  • Sunday14 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.9%)
  • February11 (7.8%)
  • March9 (6.4%)
  • April4 (2.8%)
  • May12 (8.5%)
  • June6 (4.3%)
  • July13 (9.2%)
  • August11 (7.8%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October14 (9.9%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December21 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (72%)
  • Wet or damp39 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (75%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (53%)
  • Pedestrian30 (17%)
  • Cyclist26 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (25%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (67%)
  • Pedestrian30 (17%)
  • Passenger26 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Erewash ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2020.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2020

Long Eaton Central, Erewash, NG10 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2020, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2020

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2020: 14, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005141813
2ndA6096111602
3rdA6007101201
4thB65409900
5thB50108811
6thA386800
7thB60026700
8thA6095802
9thM15702
10thA524911
11thA6081100
12thB60071100
13thB61791100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2020

Long Eaton had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2020

NG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2020: 60.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2020, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Erewash road accidents in other years