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Chesterfield road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2011, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (263), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 2011
256
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
363
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2011

None of the collisions in Chesterfield in 2011 were fatal and 8.6% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious228.6%
  • Slight23491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious236.3%
  • Slight34094%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 256, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.6%)
  • February22 (8.6%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April19 (7.4%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August13 (5.1%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October18 (7%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (74%)
  • Wet or damp65 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph200 (78%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout27 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (59%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (57%)
  • Passenger108 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (70%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2011.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2011

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2011, with 47 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2011

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2011: 41, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61415406
2ndA619375402
3rdB6057243104
4thM1112300
5thB61507901
6thA6176600
7thB60516900
8thB60526800
9thB65436700
10thB60395701
11thB60504600
12thB64193501
13thA6322200
14thB60381100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2011

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 166.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2011

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2011: 117.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years