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Chesterfield road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 2025, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (133), and casualties rose from 163.

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

Collisions in 2025
144
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
180
Up 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Chesterfield in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14882%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 144, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 144
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (18%)
  • Sunday10 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (10%)
  • February6 (4.2%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May14 (9.7%)
  • June10 (6.9%)
  • July10 (6.9%)
  • August11 (7.6%)
  • September12 (8.3%)
  • October10 (6.9%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December5 (3.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (9.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph109 (76%)
  • 40 mph13 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (57%)
  • Pedestrian32 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3523 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5521 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (17%)
  • 66 to 759 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (62%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (74%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2025.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chesterfield in 2025

Spire, Chesterfield, S40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chesterfield in 2025, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 2025

The A61 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 2025: 23, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61233101
2ndA619182107
3rdB605791001
4thB60396701
5thA6324400
6thB60514502
7thA6173501
8thB60503602
9thB60523601
10thB65433300
11thB61502201
12thA61921101
13thB64191200

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 2025

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 105.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 2025

S41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 2025: 66.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years