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Chesterfield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2002, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (383), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 2002
357
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
501
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious428.4%
  • Slight45891%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 357, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February31 (8.7%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May23 (6.4%)
  • June20 (5.6%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December47 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (57%)
  • Wet or damp142 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (83%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph25 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (73%)
  • Roundabout46 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (66%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (56%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (73%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2002.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2002

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2002, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2002

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2002: 65, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619659506
2ndA61365602
3rdB6057283901
4thB6543172103
5thB6051121302
6thM1121601
7thB6052111600
8thA617101912
9thA632101400
10thB603991401
11thB605081500
12thB61507701
13thB60534400
14thA541200
15thB64191101

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2002

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 257.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2002

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2002: 152.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years