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Chesterfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1988, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (336), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 1988
369
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
479
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1988

0.5% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight30182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight40785%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 369, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.5%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May28 (7.6%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September28 (7.6%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November35 (9.5%)
  • December26 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (61%)
  • Wet or damp134 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (75%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (10%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (47%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (25%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (52%)
  • Passenger139 (29%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (66%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1988.

Collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1988: 83, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61983108015
2ndA61364708
3rdB6057222707
4thB6050192114
5thB6052152302
6thB6051111402
7thA63281311
8thB60398900
9thB64195900
10thM15601
11thB61502301
12thA6171100
13thB60381100
14thB60531100
15thB61791100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1988

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 248.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1988

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1988: 152.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years