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Chesterfield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2010, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (286), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2010
263
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
348
Down 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2010 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious269.9%
  • Slight23690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious298.3%
  • Slight31891%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 263, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February19 (7.2%)
  • March31 (12%)
  • April16 (6.1%)
  • May23 (8.7%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November26 (9.9%)
  • December8 (3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (67%)
  • Wet or damp68 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (78%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (3%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (63%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (64%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (74%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2010.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2010

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2010, with 58 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2010

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2010: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619466304
2ndA61293403
3rdB6057223101
4thM191300
5thB65438900
6thA61771000
7thB60517801
8thA63261501
9thB60396601
10thB60506802
11thB60526802
12thB60533410
13thB64193400
14thB61502301

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2010

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 187.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2010

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2010: 118.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years