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Chesterfield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1979, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,882 collisions in Chesterfield.

Collisions in 1979
395
Casualties in 1979
472
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1979

2% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight29575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36477%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 395.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday82 (21%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November31 (7.8%)
  • December35 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (67%)
  • Wet or damp97 (25%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph334 (85%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (32%)
  • Pedestrian108 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20113 (24%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (6.1%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (50%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (53%)
  • Motorcycle104 (17%)
  • Bus or coach72 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Chesterfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chesterfield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1979.

Collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1979

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1979: 56, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6195679316
2ndA615158211
3rdB6051161801
4thB6050111203
5thB6039101102
6thB6052101203
7thA6328901
8thM181001
9thB603831003
10thB61503701
11thB64192200
12thB60571200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1979

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 280.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1979

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1979: 149.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years