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Chesterfield road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1991, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (387), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1991
376
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
504
Down 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight32787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious479.3%
  • Slight45089%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 376, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May20 (5.3%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August37 (9.8%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October27 (7.2%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (63%)
  • Wet or damp120 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (78%)
  • 40 mph38 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (82%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (56%)
  • Pedestrian100 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (52%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian100 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (71%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.7%)
  • Other vehicle42 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1991.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1991

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1991: 70, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6197011027
2ndB6057445406
3rdA61374612
4thB6052142210
5thB6050101301
6thA63291202
7thB605191211
8thB603981001
9thA6177800
10thM15910
11thB64193400
12thB65433501
13thB60382300
14thB61502301
15thA6161100
16thA6231100
17thB60531200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1991

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 258.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1991

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1991: 139.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years