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Chesterfield road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2019, and 182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (132), and casualties rose from 172.

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

Collisions in 2019
138
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
182
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2019

2.9% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15082%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 138, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 138
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday27 (20%)
  • Saturday11 (8%)
  • Sunday13 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February8 (5.8%)
  • March12 (8.7%)
  • April8 (5.8%)
  • May7 (5.1%)
  • June12 (8.7%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August13 (9.4%)
  • September9 (6.5%)
  • October11 (8%)
  • November19 (14%)
  • December10 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (79%)
  • Wet or damp29 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (88%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (54%)
  • Pedestrian36 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2513 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3543 (24%)
  • 36 to 4521 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (15%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (60%)
  • Passenger37 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (72%)
  • Motorcycle23 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2019.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2019

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2019, with 26 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2019

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2019: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619172401
2ndA61131504
3rdB605781101
4thB60396911
5thB60525801
6thB65435700
7thA6174501
8thA6323501
9thB60382301
10thB60502200
11thB60512201
12thB61502201
13thA61921100
14thB60531201
15thM11100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2019

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 99.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2019

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2019: 54.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2019, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years