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Chesterfield road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2000, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (395), and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 2000
394
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
567
Up 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious468.1%
  • Slight51891%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 394, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July21 (5.3%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph311 (79%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (62%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35133 (23%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (53%)
  • Passenger167 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (75%)
  • Other vehicle36 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2000.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2000

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2000: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6196110409
2ndA61477313
3rdB6057253301
4thB6052162303
5thB6051121601
6thB6050111401
7thM1111400
8thA63291601
9thB61508800
10thA61771300
11thB65437903
12thB60396700
13thB60534500
14thA61753500
15thB64193501
16thB60382501

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2000

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 272.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2000

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2000: 155.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years