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Chesterfield road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1984, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (361), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 1984
329
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
392
Down 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1984

3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight23973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29575%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 329, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.4%)
  • February33 (10%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April16 (4.9%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June31 (9.4%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September20 (6.1%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (59%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (85%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian91 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (24%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5519 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (54%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (59%)
  • Motorcycle100 (19%)
  • Bus or coach42 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1984.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1984

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1984: 60, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA616072310
2ndA6194962215
3rdB6051121411
4thA632111301
5thB6052111122
6thB60507902
7thB60394502
8thB60533300
9thB61503301
10thM13400
11thA6172201
12thB60572500
13thB64192300
14thB60381200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1984

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 238.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1984

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1984: 125.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years