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Chesterfield road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2023, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2022 (157), and casualties fell from 198.

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

Collisions in 2023
163
Up 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
195
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2023

None of the collisions in Chesterfield in 2023 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight13080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight16082%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 163, up 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 163
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (17%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March13 (8%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May12 (7.4%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July11 (6.7%)
  • August8 (4.9%)
  • September13 (8%)
  • October12 (7.4%)
  • November10 (6.1%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (62%)
  • Wet or damp59 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph128 (79%)
  • 40 mph13 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (81%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (55%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (67%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Passenger31 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (73%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2023.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2023

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2023, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2023

The A61 and A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2023, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61222600
2ndA619223006
3rdB605791104
4thB654391202
5thB605181101
6thB60527801
7thB60396602
8thA6324400
9thB60504501
10thA6173601
11thM13300
12thA61922302
13thB64191100

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2023

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 113.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2023

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2023: 70.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years