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Chesterfield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2008, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2007 (291), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 2008
326
Up 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
440
Up 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2008

0.3% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2008 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious257.7%
  • Slight30092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious276.1%
  • Slight41294%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 326, up 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.5%)
  • February28 (8.6%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June13 (4%)
  • July30 (9.2%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October30 (9.2%)
  • November25 (7.7%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (63%)
  • Wet or damp113 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (81%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (63%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (7%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (17%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (60%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2008.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2008

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2008, with 67 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2008

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2008: 47, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619477002
2ndA61415405
3rdB6057274001
4thB6052121702
5thB6543121601
6thM1121612
7thB6150101100
8thA61791001
9thB605191201
10thB605081101
11thA6324401
12thB60394401
13thB60382200
14thB60532500
15thB64191100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2008

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 222.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2008

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2008: 139.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years