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Chesterfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1987, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1986 (308), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 1987
336
Up 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
410
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight31978%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 336, up 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (10%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday68 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March27 (8%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August27 (8%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (57%)
  • Wet or damp128 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (75%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (40%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (18%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2085 (21%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (52%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (63%)
  • Motorcycle79 (14%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1987.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1987: 69, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196981114
2ndA61314126
3rdB6057171901
4thB6052121301
5thA63291000
6thB605091101
7thB605191202
8thM191702
9thA6175501
10thB60395502
11thB61504500
12thB64192210
13thB60531101

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1987

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 211.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1987

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1987: 127.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years