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Chesterfield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1997, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (355), and casualties rose from 512.

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

Collisions in 1997
360
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
518
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1997

1.9% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious509.7%
  • Slight45989%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 360, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March32 (8.9%)
  • April30 (8.3%)
  • May21 (5.8%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September24 (6.7%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (6.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (62%)
  • Wet or damp134 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (77%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (67%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (55%)
  • Passenger162 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (72%)
  • Bus or coach37 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle35 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1997.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1997

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1997: 48, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619486417
2ndA61334523
3rdB6057172303
4thM1174202
5thB6050153003
6thB6051111201
7thA632101500
8thB6052101501
9thB65437900
10thA6176810
11thB603951401
12thB61505812
13thB60382300
14thB60532700
15thB64191200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1997

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 246.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1997

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1997: 142.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years