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Chesterfield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2001, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (394), and casualties fell from 567.

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

Collisions in 2001
383
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
530
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2001

0.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight33888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious489.1%
  • Slight48091%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 383, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February29 (7.6%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June28 (7.3%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August27 (7%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (78%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (70%)
  • Roundabout53 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (63%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (55%)
  • Passenger159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (73%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5%)
  • Other vehicle35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chesterfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chesterfield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2001.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2001

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2001, with 75 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2001

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2001: 56, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619568404
2ndA61486513
3rdB6057243002
4thM1203503
5thB6543162500
6thA632142000
7thB6050131704
8thB6150131802
9thB60518900
10thB605281200
11thA6177900
12thB603961001
13thB60384600
14thB64194501
15thB50611100
16thB60531100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2001

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 252.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2001

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2001: 163.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years