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Chesterfield road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2005, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (354), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 2005
357
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
479
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2005

0.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2005 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious349.5%
  • Slight32290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious347.1%
  • Slight44493%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 357, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February14 (3.9%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June32 (9%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October26 (7.3%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (71%)
  • Wet or damp99 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph293 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (64%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (61%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2005.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2005

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2005, with 86 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2005

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2005: 54, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61548002
2ndA619526806
3rdB6057213003
4thB6543182602
5thB6150151701
6thB6052121601
7thM1112000
8thB60397800
9thB60517802
10thA6175600
11thB605051001
12thB60535501
13thA6323300
14thB60381100
15thB64191100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2005

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 258.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2005

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2005: 151.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years