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Chesterfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,882 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025, and 18,430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 179 were fatal and 2,114 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 144 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (133), and casualties rose from 163 to 180.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,882
87th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,430
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
179
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
144
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Chesterfield

1.3% of collisions in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1791.3%
  • Serious2,11415%
  • Slight11,58983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1931%
  • Serious2,35413%
  • Slight15,88386%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. In 2025 there were 144, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 144
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025144180
2024133163
2023163195
2022157198
2021146192
2020103145
2019138182
2018132172
2017146198
2016184256
2015194264
2014195243
2013212279
2012238323
2011256363
2010263348
2009286353
2008326440
2007291387
2006305407
2005357479
2004354532
2003379532
2002357501
2001383530
2000394567
1999395538
1998418570
1997360518
1996355512
1995331452
1994345489
1993322441
1992347472
1991376504
1990387516
1989368505
1988369479
1987336410
1986308388
1985313380
1984329392
1983361437
1982408517
1981397485
1980426524
1979395472

When and where crashes happen in Chesterfield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,947 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,097 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,964 (14%)
  • Thursday2,137 (15%)
  • Friday2,432 (18%)
  • Saturday1,926 (14%)
  • Sunday1,379 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59459 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59205 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,513 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,068 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,596 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,629 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,015 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,397 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,164 (8.4%)
  • February979 (7.1%)
  • March1,121 (8.1%)
  • April1,068 (7.7%)
  • May1,104 (8%)
  • June1,134 (8.2%)
  • July1,213 (8.7%)
  • August1,111 (8%)
  • September1,167 (8.4%)
  • October1,270 (9.1%)
  • November1,319 (9.5%)
  • December1,232 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,048 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,009 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting386 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown339 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,824 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,754 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds212 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds157 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist70 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.2%)
  • Other298 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded473 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,013 (65%)
  • Wet or damp4,461 (32%)
  • Frost or ice295 (2.1%)
  • Snow88 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,040 (80%)
  • 40 mph972 (7%)
  • 50 mph191 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph856 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph787 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,982 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,263 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout1,090 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road473 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded74 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,991 (54%)
  • Pedestrian3,173 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist2,274 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,104 (6%)
  • Cyclist1,056 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant343 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)166 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant155 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant105 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5442 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10802 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 151,085 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 203,198 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,326 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,144 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,260 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,703 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 651,201 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75784 (4.3%)
  • Over 75549 (3%)
  • Not recorded936 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,208 (55%)
  • Passenger5,049 (27%)
  • Pedestrian3,173 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,191 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,292 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,264 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,087 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,002 (4%)
  • Other vehicle916 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes699 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car309 (1.2%)
  • Minibus60 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter11 (under 0.1%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Chesterfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chesterfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chesterfield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had the 87th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
87th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
262ndBrentwood14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield (this area)13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold13,81220,6645333,424
268thGedling13,78118,4102362,989

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield, with 1,186 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025: 2,281, including 43 fatal and 382 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6192,2813,11543382
2ndA611,6922,24028213
3rdB60577851,034387
4thB6052435616471
5thA632393574965
6thB6051385503654
7thB6050384553372
8thM1351615635
9thB6543307424135
10thB6039262331439
11thB6150230298630
12thA617212300317
13thB6419103176227
14thB60536791212
15thB60386699114
16thA6192314717
17thA6168900
18thA6234601
19thA61753500
20thA602501

Towns in Chesterfield

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 9,440.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025: 5,368.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Chesterfield, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity