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S40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,833 road traffic collisions in the S40 postcode district, Chesterfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 657 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1979
4,833
607th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,145
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
54 people killed
Serious collisions
657
697 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for S40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491%
  • Serious65714%
  • Slight4,12785%

What the data shows

  • S40 had 501 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 794 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in S40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 786 children under 16 were killed or injured in S40, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in S40.

Where S40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
607th
Most casualties
665th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,053rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday665 (14%)
  • Tuesday721 (15%)
  • Wednesday685 (14%)
  • Thursday732 (15%)
  • Friday839 (17%)
  • Saturday714 (15%)
  • Sunday477 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,523 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,137 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown116 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,709 (77%)
  • Roundabout476 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road339 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway273 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,562 (94%)
  • 40 mph127 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph33 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph85 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph20 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,812 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds601 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Other101 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded153 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,976 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,411 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist686 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant485 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist355 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant42 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S40 peaked at 163 in 1981; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254858
20244958
20235062
20225569
20215070
20203749
20195366
20184859
20175265
20165968
20155266
20146384
20135567
201275103
20116787
201090106
200996116
200895117
200791118
2006110148
2005122165
2004125169
2003115150
2002123174
2001124168
2000138214
1999140173
1998159211
1997143187
1996133177
1995114145
1994115157
1993127155
1992132173
1991130170
1990125162
1989125153
1988125162
1987131157
19867289
1985123143
1984122138
1983149174
1982159191
1981163194
1980155187
1979149171

Map of recent crashes in S40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S40

The 24 most recent collisions in S40 happened between 28 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S40

The A619 has the most collisions in S40, 903 of 4,833 (19%), followed by the A61 (725).

Collisions in S40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6199031,1658136
2ndA61725944783
3rdA632145221225
4thB6150130173519
5thA6178511604
6thB6057708607
7thB6543668509
8thB60515772210
9thB60393400

Council areas covering S40

Collisions in S40 were recorded in 3 council areas. Chesterfield has 4,775 of 4,833 (99%).

Collisions in S40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChesterfield4,7756,05849647
2ndNorth East Derbyshire477607
3rdDerby6602

Town in S40

Of the 4,833 collisions in S40, 4,674 (97%) were in Chesterfield.