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Erewash road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2021, and 178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (141), and casualties rose from 172.

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

Collisions in 2021
144
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
178
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Erewash in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight12083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight15084%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 144, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 144
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (10%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday33 (23%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.6%)
  • February4 (2.8%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May13 (9%)
  • June17 (12%)
  • July10 (6.9%)
  • August14 (9.7%)
  • September7 (4.9%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November14 (9.7%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (80%)
  • Wet or damp26 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph101 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (9%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (47%)
  • Cyclist37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (20%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (66%)
  • Passenger34 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.4%)
  • 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 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Erewash ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2021.

Collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2021

Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2021, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2021

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2021: 12, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005121912
2ndB5010101002
3rdA600791100
4thA6099900
5thA609671201
6thB65407800
7thA5261203
8thA384601
9thM14401
10thA6083300
11thB60023310
12thB60073300
13thA612400
14thB61792201

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2021

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2021: 47.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2021

DE7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2021: 59.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years