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Chesterfield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2017, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2016 (184), and casualties fell from 256.

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

Collisions in 2017
146
Down 21% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
198
Down 23% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2017

2.1% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight12284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight17287%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 146, down 21% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 146
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.6%)
  • February6 (4.1%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April11 (7.5%)
  • May9 (6.2%)
  • June12 (8.2%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September6 (4.1%)
  • October23 (16%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December12 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Not recorded27 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (74%)
  • Wet or damp38 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph119 (82%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (84%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (56%)
  • Pedestrian29 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (17%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (59%)
  • Passenger52 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (72%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2017.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2017

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2017, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2017

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2017: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619203104
2ndA61152101
3rdB605791201
4thB605271011
5thA61761000
6thA6326601
7thB65436603
8thB60395500
9thB60505900
10thB61504410
11thB60512200
12thB64192602
13thM12401
14thA61921100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2017

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 107.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2017

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2017: 58.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years