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Chesterfield road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2006, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (357), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 2006
305
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
407
Down 15% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight26988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious368.8%
  • Slight37091%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 305, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (19%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.5%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March30 (9.8%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August23 (7.5%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (73%)
  • Wet or damp79 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (79%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (59%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (59%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (71%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chesterfield ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2006.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2006

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2006, with 63 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2006

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2006: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619445809
2ndA61365304
3rdB6057151803
4thM1153500
5thB605091201
6thA61771301
7thA63261101
8thB605261101
9thB615061000
10thB65436601
11thB60395701
12thB60513301
13thB60381100
14thB64191100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2006

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 206.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2006

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2006: 112.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years