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Chesterfield road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2021, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 42% on 2020 (103), and casualties rose from 145.

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

Collisions in 2021
146
Up 42% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
192
Up 32% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2021

2.7% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight11881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight16284%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 146, up 42% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday15 (10%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.5%)
  • February8 (5.5%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April8 (5.5%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June11 (7.5%)
  • July11 (7.5%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October20 (14%)
  • November11 (7.5%)
  • December13 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (28%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (77%)
  • Wet or damp31 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph108 (74%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (10%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (75%)
  • Roundabout18 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (58%)
  • Pedestrian29 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2528 (15%)
  • 26 to 3544 (23%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 754 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (67%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (72%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2021.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2021

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2021, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2021

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2021: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61263214
2ndA619202602
3rdB60577901
4thA6326801
5thB60516601
6thM16801
7thA6174900
8thB61504400
9thB64194500
10thA61923500
11thB60392200
12thB60502302
13thB60522200
14thB60381100
15thB60531100
16thB65431200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2021

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 99.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2021

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2021: 58.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years