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Chesterfield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2012, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (256), and casualties fell from 363.

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

Collisions in 2012
238
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
323
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight28889%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 238, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.6%)
  • February22 (9.2%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April19 (8%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October12 (5%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December16 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (66%)
  • Wet or damp72 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (79%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (62%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (59%)
  • Passenger90 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (74%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chesterfield ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2012.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2012

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2012, with 53 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2012

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2012: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61375003
2ndA619233004
3rdB6543172502
4thB6057131800
5thM1111701
6thA63291600
7thB605091003
8thB60397701
9thB605171200
10thB60527901
11thA6174500
12thA61924600
13thB61503310

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2012

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 170.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2012

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2012: 115.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years