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Chesterfield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1996, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (331), and casualties rose from 452.

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

Collisions in 1996
355
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
512
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight29784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight43986%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 355, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.6%)
  • February33 (9.3%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April32 (9%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September26 (7.3%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November31 (8.7%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (5.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (63%)
  • Wet or damp113 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (81%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (77%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (65%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (52%)
  • Passenger162 (32%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (74%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1996.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1996

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1996: 54, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6195480213
2ndA61375805
3rdB6057283501
4thB6050142000
5thB6052142502
6thB6543111601
7thM1102020
8thB603981202
9thB615081312
10thA61771000
11thA6326701
12thB60514602
13thB64194400
14thA602501
15thB60532301
16thA61351100
17thB60381100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1996

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 253.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1996

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1996: 141.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years