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Chesterfield road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1999, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (418), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 1999
395
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
538
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight47989%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 395, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April38 (9.6%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September39 (9.9%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (64%)
  • Wet or damp135 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (79%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (59%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (57%)
  • Passenger146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (67%)
  • Other vehicle55 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach47 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1999.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1999

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1999: 68, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619688147
2ndA61395516
3rdB6057283400
4thB6050162801
5thB6543141804
6thB6052122002
7thM1122501
8thB6051111401
9thA63281000
10thB61508903
11thA6177901
12thB60397800
13thB60533300
14thB60381200
15thB64191100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1999

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 278.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1999

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1999: 157.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years