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Chesterfield road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2015, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (195), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2015
194
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
264
Up 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2111%
  • Slight16987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious228.3%
  • Slight23890%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 194, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May19 (9.8%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September14 (7.2%)
  • October15 (7.7%)
  • November13 (6.7%)
  • December19 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (76%)
  • Wet or damp43 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph152 (78%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (58%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (56%)
  • Passenger77 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (71%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2015.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2015

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2015, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2015

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2015: 29, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61293702
2ndA619222604
3rdB6057121301
4thB65439900
5thB60528802
6thA6325600
7thB60505700
8thB60515510
9thM15800
10thA6173700
11thB60393300
12thB641931711
13thB60382200
14thB61502200
15thA61921600

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2015

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 128.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2015

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2015: 86.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years