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Chesterfield road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1981, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (426), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 1981
397
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
485
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1981

2% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight29274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight36876%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 397, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April36 (9.1%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June51 (13%)
  • July28 (7.1%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November34 (8.6%)
  • December25 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (62%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (85%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (4%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20149 (31%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4526 (5.4%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded48 (9.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (48%)
  • Passenger149 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (53%)
  • Motorcycle129 (21%)
  • Bus or coach64 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Chesterfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chesterfield ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1981.

Collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1981

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1981: 65, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196581126
2ndA61566728
3rdA632203116
4thB6051121302
5thB605291002
6thB60508901
7thB60396701
8thB60384402
9thB60574712
10thM14601
11thA6173400
12thB60532210
13thB61502300

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1981

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 283.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1981

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1981: 160.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years