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Chesterfield road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1983, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (408), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1983
361
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
437
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1983

0.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9025%
  • Slight26874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight33978%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 361, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (10%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday75 (21%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April34 (9.4%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June20 (5.5%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September28 (7.8%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (63%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (86%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian119 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (28%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3555 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (5%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (46%)
  • Pedestrian119 (27%)
  • Passenger118 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (57%)
  • Motorcycle112 (20%)
  • Bus or coach55 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1983.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1983

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1983: 70, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6197090221
2ndA616480016
3rdB6052131503
4thB6051121202
5thA63281001
6thB60506602
7thB60385503
8thM15710
9thB61504601
10thB60533301
11thA6172200
12thB60392501
13thB60572201
14thB64192201
15thA50121200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1983

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 254.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1983

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1983: 147.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years