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Chesterfield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2018, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (146), and casualties fell from 198.

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

Collisions in 2018
132
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
172
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13780%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 132, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 132
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (20%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.3%)
  • February11 (8.3%)
  • March4 (3%)
  • April7 (5.3%)
  • May19 (14%)
  • June13 (9.8%)
  • July10 (7.6%)
  • August11 (8.3%)
  • September9 (6.8%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November12 (9.1%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (72%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (33%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (85%)
  • Wet or damp19 (14%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (80%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (3%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (78%)
  • Roundabout14 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (52%)
  • Pedestrian33 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (7%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (19%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.4%)
  • Over 7512 (7%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (52%)
  • Passenger50 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2018.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2018

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2018, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2018

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2018: 19, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61192902
2ndA619162304
3rdB65437900
4thB60576801
5thM161000
6thA6325501
7thB60504402
8thB60393301
9thB60512200
10thB60522202
11thB61502700
12thB64192702
13thA6171100
14thA61921100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2018

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 96.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2018

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2018: 52.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years