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Chesterfield road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1998, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1997 (360), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 1998
418
Up 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
570
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight35986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight50889%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 418, up 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March38 (9.1%)
  • April39 (9.3%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October36 (8.6%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (65%)
  • Wet or damp141 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (78%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (73%)
  • Roundabout50 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (66%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (22%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (55%)
  • Passenger169 (30%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (69%)
  • Other vehicle79 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1998.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1998

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1998: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196283011
2ndA61385113
3rdB6057304002
4thB6052172700
5thA632122205
6thM1121802
7thB6543111401
8thB6051101900
9thB603981101
10thB605071011
11thA6175600
12thB60534601
13thB61504500
14thB60383500
15thB60591100
16thB64181100
17thB64191200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1998

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 291.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1998

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1998: 158.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years