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Chesterfield road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2009, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (326), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2009
286
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
353
Down 20% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight24285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30887%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 286, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.8%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March13 (4.5%)
  • April24 (8.4%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June20 (7%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September17 (5.9%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November20 (7%)
  • December20 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (64%)
  • Wet or damp94 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph233 (81%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (58%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (19%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (61%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (69%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2009.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2009

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2009, with 74 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2009

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2009: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61364403
2ndA619354217
3rdB6057192204
4thB6543141501
5thB6051111402
6thB6052111400
7thB6050101303
8thA6328901
9thB61506800
10thM16700
11thA6174600
12thB60392400
13thB60381300
14thB60531101
15thB64191101

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2009

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 201.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2009

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2009: 124.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years