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DE72 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,194 road traffic collisions in the DE72 postcode district, Erewash, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 634 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,194
1,224th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,424
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
102 people killed
Serious collisions
634
742 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DE72

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal902.8%
  • Serious63420%
  • Slight2,47077%

What the data shows

  • DE72 had 385 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 596 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DE72 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 394 children under 16 were killed or injured in DE72, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DE72.

Where DE72 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,224th
Most casualties
1,179th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
1,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday441 (14%)
  • Tuesday458 (14%)
  • Wednesday429 (13%)
  • Thursday497 (16%)
  • Friday511 (16%)
  • Saturday427 (13%)
  • Sunday431 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,218 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit626 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting248 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown75 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,264 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway731 (23%)
  • Roundabout122 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,342 (42%)
  • 40 mph205 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph884 (28%)
  • 70 mph749 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,471 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds402 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist48 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other60 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded89 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,722 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist718 (16%)
  • Cyclist347 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian287 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant120 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)70 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DE72 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DE72, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DE72 peaked at 122 in 1981; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253859
20244570
20233043
20223752
20213857
20202735
20194556
20183842
20174357
20164461
20155063
20145063
20134980
20125677
20115980
20107199
20095975
20086999
20077190
20066282
20055877
20046796
20036782
20027087
20014963
20006287
199983107
19987492
199773102
199677114
199570101
199484120
199379103
199289134
19915774
199092136
198993141
1988108159
198773101
198670102
198590128
198494133
1983106143
1982110155
1981122161
198096162
1979100124

Map of recent crashes in DE72

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DE72

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DE72

The 24 most recent collisions in DE72 happened between 7 April and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DE72

The A6005 has the most collisions in DE72, 620 of 3,194 (19%), followed by the A52 (512).

Collisions in DE72 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA600562080620113
2ndA5251277323101
3rdA64856961399
4thB5010409548387
5thA50187260832
6thB654082116415
7thA609666107222
8thM161100
9thB60023400

Council areas covering DE72

Collisions in DE72 were recorded in 4 council areas. Erewash has 2,015 of 3,194 (63%).

Collisions in DE72 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stErewash2,0152,76858381
2ndSouth Derbyshire8611,22222195
3rdNorth West Leicestershire2944021053
4thDerby151805

Towns in DE72

Collisions in DE72 were recorded in 7 towns, led by Breaston and Draycott (491) and Borrowash (475).