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Risley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Risley, Erewash, from 1979 to 2025, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
140
2,369th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
184
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Risley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11683%

What the data shows

  • Risley had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Risley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Risley are between 6am and 9am, with 25% of collisions.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in Risley, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Risley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,369th
Most casualties
2,388th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (49%)
  • 40 mph58 (41%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant106 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (13%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Risley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Risley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Risley peaked at 9 in 1983; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202413
202300
202211
202157
202011
201900
201822
201714
201634
201522
201422
201333
201211
201134
201022
200923
200800
200733
200612
200557
200445
200344
200236
200156
200022
199946
199868
199778
199622
199545
199433
199311
1992710
199123
199045
198911
198844
198768
198623
198557
198449
1983911
198222
198134
198057
197922

Map of recent crashes in Risley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Risley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Risley

The 24 most recent collisions in Risley happened between 9 October 2011 and 27 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Risley

The B5010 has the most collisions in Risley, 109 of 140 (78%), followed by the A52 (9).

Collisions in Risley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5010109145118
2ndA5291411

Council area for Risley

Risley is in Erewash, where police recorded 14,513 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Risley accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode districts in Risley

Collisions in Risley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DE72 (132) and NG10 (8).