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Chesterfield road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2020, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2019 (138), and casualties fell from 182.

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

Collisions in 2020
103
Down 25% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
145
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2020

1% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1313%
  • Slight8986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious149.7%
  • Slight13090%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 103, down 25% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 103
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (19%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday19 (18%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.8%)
  • February8 (7.8%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April2 (1.9%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June7 (6.8%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August9 (8.7%)
  • September12 (12%)
  • October4 (3.9%)
  • November10 (9.7%)
  • December16 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (52%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (35%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (73%)
  • Wet or damp26 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph82 (80%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (64%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3540 (28%)
  • 36 to 4510 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (67%)
  • Passenger31 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2020.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2020

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2020, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2020

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2020: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61152102
2ndA619101201
3rdB60575601
4thM151301
5thA61924500
6thB60503601
7thB60513300
8thB60522200
9thB61502200
10thB64192500
11thB65432401
12thA6171100
13thA6321100
14thB60391100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2020

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 73.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2020

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2020: 38.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years