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Chesterfield road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2024, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2023 (163), and casualties fell from 195.

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

Collisions in 2024
133
Down 18% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
163
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2024

None of the collisions in Chesterfield in 2024 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight9269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight11671%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 133, down 18% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 133
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (20%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February8 (6%)
  • March6 (4.5%)
  • April11 (8.3%)
  • May8 (6%)
  • June11 (8.3%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August13 (9.8%)
  • September18 (14%)
  • October9 (6.8%)
  • November13 (9.8%)
  • December8 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (71%)
  • Wet or damp33 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (77%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (3%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (46%)
  • Pedestrian31 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3536 (22%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.7%)
  • Over 7510 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (61%)
  • Passenger32 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (71%)
  • Motorcycle26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach11 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2024.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2024

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2024, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2024

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2024: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619283306
2ndA61192204
3rdB60396601
4thA61925602
5thB60515802
6thB65435603
7thA6173301
8thB60573403
9thB61503301
10thA6322300
11thB60502201
12thB60522200
13thA11101
14thB60381100
15thB64191101

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2024

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 95.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2024

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2024: 50.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years