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Chesterfield road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2014, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (212), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2014
195
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
243
Down 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20886%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 195, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 195
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (9.7%)
  • Sunday19 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.2%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April13 (6.7%)
  • May11 (5.6%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July15 (7.7%)
  • August18 (9.2%)
  • September13 (6.7%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November14 (7.2%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (60%)
  • Wet or damp75 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph150 (77%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (53%)
  • Pedestrian40 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3531 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (64%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (72%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2014.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2014

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2014, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2014

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2014: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61314203
2ndA619203206
3rdB6057121510
4thM1101403
5thB654391001
6thB60517902
7thB60527800
8thA6174401
9thB60503300
10thB64193301
11thA6322200
12thB60532201
13thB61502301
14thA61921100
15thB60381100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2014

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 135.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2014

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2014: 81.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2014.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years