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Chesterfield road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1990, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (368), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1990
387
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
516
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight45588%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 387, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (12%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April25 (6.5%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August21 (5.4%)
  • September46 (12%)
  • October34 (8.8%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (58%)
  • Wet or damp154 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph288 (74%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (58%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (20%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (57%)
  • Passenger121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1990.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1990

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1990: 77, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6197710026
2ndB6057243805
3rdA61212503
4thB6052213106
5thA632101512
6thM1101500
7thB60508900
8thB60518911
9thA61771101
10thB60396811
11thB64195701
12thB61503300
13thB65433300
14thB60382300
15thA6161100
16thB50571200
17thB60751100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1990

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 246.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1990

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1990: 141.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years