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Chesterfield road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1986, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (313), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 1986
308
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
388
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight23677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight30879%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 308, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February11 (3.6%)
  • March17 (5.5%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August21 (6.8%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (61%)
  • Wet or damp107 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (84%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (83%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (43%)
  • Pedestrian87 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (22%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20105 (27%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (52%)
  • Passenger99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (62%)
  • Motorcycle89 (17%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Chesterfield ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1986.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1986

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1986: 62, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196280212
2ndB6057273306
3rdA61202414
4thA632152302
5thB6050131904
6thB6039101103
7thB60517802
8thB605271001
9thB61505701
10thM14700
11thA6172200
12thB60532201
13thB60381100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1986

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 130.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1986

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1986: 80.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years