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Erewash road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Erewash in 2025, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2024 (146), and casualties fell from 197.

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

Collisions in 2025
168
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
196
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Erewash in 2025

3% of collisions in Erewash in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 16% in Erewash from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight14674%

Erewash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Erewash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 168, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 168
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (8.3%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March13 (7.7%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June15 (8.9%)
  • July10 (6%)
  • August11 (6.5%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November10 (6%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (74%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph109 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (10%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Erewash in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (51%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (64%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Erewash in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Erewash had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2025.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Erewash in 2025

Little Hallam, Erewash, DE7 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Erewash in 2025, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Erewash with the most crashes in 2025

The A6005 had the most collisions in Erewash in 2025: 16, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Erewash, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6005162112
2ndA609691103
3rdB60029903
4thA60078811
5thA60981001
6thB501071001
7thB65407902
8thA526602
9thM161000
10thA383300
11thB60072201
12thB61792201
13thA6081100

Towns in Erewash: crashes in 2025

Ilkeston had the most collisions of any town in Erewash in 2025: 46.

Postcode districts in Erewash: crashes in 2025

DE7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Erewash in 2025: 70.

Latest crashes in Erewash in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Erewash in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2025.

Severity

Erewash road accidents in other years