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Chesterfield road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1985, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (329), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 1985
313
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
380
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight24679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight30881%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 313, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday70 (22%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.6%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June21 (6.7%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (87%)
  • 40 mph22 (7%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (40%)
  • Pedestrian86 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3547 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (49%)
  • Passenger108 (28%)
  • Pedestrian86 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (60%)
  • Motorcycle83 (16%)
  • Bus or coach46 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1985.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1985

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1985: 55, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619557426
2ndA61475209
3rdA632192707
4thB6052131804
5thB6050121503
6thB60398911
7thB605181010
8thB64196802
9thM12201
10thB60381100
11thB60541110

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1985

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 219.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1985

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1985: 122.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1985, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years