Skip to main content
CrashStats

Chesterfield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2003, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (357), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2003
379
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
532
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight33288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious489%
  • Slight48190%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 379, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March16 (4.2%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May26 (6.9%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November34 (9%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (71%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph303 (80%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (72%)
  • Roundabout54 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (63%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (59%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (72%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach35 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2003.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2003

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2003, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2003

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2003: 58, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61588525
2ndA619547409
3rdB6057314802
4thB6052142200
5thB6050111601
6thB6543101300
7thM1101500
8thB605181502
9thA63271904
10thB61507901
11thB60395601
12thB641941102
13thA6173400
14thB60382200
15thB60532400
16thA6231300
17thA6491200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2003

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 251.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2003

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2003: 157.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years