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Chesterfield road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2022, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (146), and casualties rose from 192.

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

Collisions in 2022
157
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
198
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight16784%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 157, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 157
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (13%)
  • February14 (8.9%)
  • March15 (9.6%)
  • April7 (4.5%)
  • May10 (6.4%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July9 (5.7%)
  • August15 (9.6%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October12 (7.6%)
  • November10 (6.4%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (75%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (82%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (80%)
  • Roundabout21 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (46%)
  • Pedestrian49 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (57%)
  • Pedestrian49 (25%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (72%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2022.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2022

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2022, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2022

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2022: 24, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619242715
2ndA61192301
3rdB6543111302
4thB6057101602
5thB60505904
6thA6174400
7thB60524501
8thB60393300
9thB61503600
10thB64192201
11thA61921100
12thA6321101
13thB60511200
14thB60531101
15thM11100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2022

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 115.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2022

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2022: 66.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years