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Chesterfield road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2007, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (305), and casualties fell from 407.

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

Collisions in 2007
291
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
387
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34389%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 291, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday58 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February27 (9.3%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May21 (7.2%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July26 (8.9%)
  • August26 (8.9%)
  • September16 (5.5%)
  • October17 (5.8%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (70%)
  • Wet or damp82 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph228 (78%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (60%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (7%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (17%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (71%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2007.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2007

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2007, with 56 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2007

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2007: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61487103
2ndA619334807
3rdB6052111302
4thB6543111311
5thB6057101700
6thB605091501
7thM191900
8thA6327800
9thB61506800
10thA6174500
11thB60514401
12thB60393400
13thB64193301
14thB60381100
15thB60531100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2007

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 197.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2007

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2007: 122.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years