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Chesterfield road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1989, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (369), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1989
368
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
505
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1989

2.7% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight43787%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 368, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June27 (7.3%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (61%)
  • Wet or damp135 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (72%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (54%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (52%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (68%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Other vehicle32 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1989.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1989

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1989: 82, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61982118210
2ndB6057293101
3rdA61253322
4thB6052131704
5thB6051121802
6thA632111201
7thB6050112313
8thM1102103
9thB60397803
10thA6174800
11thB65434500
12thA6163300
13thB61503400
14thB60382210
15thB60532200
16thB64192200
17thB64181210

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1989

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 235.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1989

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1989: 127.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1989, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years