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Chesterfield road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2004, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (379), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2004
354
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
532
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2004 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious417.7%
  • Slight48892%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 354, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.6%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (81%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (71%)
  • Roundabout52 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (56%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 45100 (19%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (53%)
  • Passenger179 (34%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (71%)
  • Other vehicle38 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2004.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2004

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2004, with 75 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2004

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2004: 54, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61548115
2ndA619537913
3rdB6057233500
4thB6543182900
5thA632152403
6thB6050112100
7thB6051111701
8thB6150101003
9thA61791401
10thB605293001
11thB60397900
12thM15810
13thB64193401
14thB60381600
15thB60531100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2004

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 263.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2004

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2004: 163.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years