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Little Eaton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Little Eaton, Erewash, from 1979 to 2025, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
133
2,437th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
169
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
37
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Little Eaton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3728%
  • Slight9571%

What the data shows

  • Little Eaton had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% more than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Little Eaton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in Little Eaton, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Little Eaton.

Where Little Eaton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,437th
Most casualties
2,509th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (79%)
  • 40 mph4 (3%)
  • 60 mph12 (9%)
  • 70 mph12 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant101 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Little Eaton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Little Eaton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Little Eaton peaked at 7 in 1992; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202311
202223
202144
202033
201900
201800
2017610
201600
201523
201422
201322
201200
201122
201011
200933
200833
200712
200611
200534
200422
200325
200244
200111
200022
199933
199811
199700
199647
199534
199457
199356
1992710
199133
199057
198956
198868
198749
198668
198511
198445
198356
198244
198145
198044
197944

Map of recent crashes in Little Eaton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Little Eaton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Little Eaton

The 24 most recent collisions in Little Eaton happened between 26 September 2013 and 19 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Little Eaton

The B6179 has the most collisions in Little Eaton, 62 of 133 (47%), followed by the A38 (12).

Collisions in Little Eaton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB61796270115
2ndA38122402

Council areas covering Little Eaton

Collisions in Little Eaton were recorded in 2 council areas. Erewash has 120 of 133 (90%).

Collisions in Little Eaton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stErewash120150131
2ndAmber Valley111704

Postcode districts in Little Eaton

Collisions in Little Eaton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DE21 (116) and DE56 (17).