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Chesterfield road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1982, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (397), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 1982
408
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
517
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1982

2% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1982 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight32379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight41881%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 408, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April36 (8.8%)
  • May38 (9.3%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August34 (8.3%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November28 (6.9%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (63%)
  • Wet or damp139 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph349 (86%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (51%)
  • Passenger152 (29%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (56%)
  • Motorcycle122 (18%)
  • Bus or coach57 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1982.

Collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1982

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1982: 75, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6197594117
2ndA616276010
3rdB6051141702
4thB6052141803
5thA63271520
6thA6174500
7thB60384401
8thB60394410
9thB60574502
10thB60503701
11thB61503401
12thM13500
13thB60532200
14thB64191300

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1982

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 285.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1982

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1982: 158.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years