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S41 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,704 road traffic collisions in the S41 postcode district, Chesterfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 850 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
5,704
381st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,631
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
81 people killed
Serious collisions
850
961 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S41

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal761.3%
  • Serious85015%
  • Slight4,77884%

What the data shows

  • S41 had 636 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 1,173 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in S41 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 844 children under 16 were killed or injured in S41, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in S41.

Where S41 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
381st
Most casualties
364th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
632nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday828 (15%)
  • Tuesday874 (15%)
  • Wednesday793 (14%)
  • Thursday887 (16%)
  • Friday994 (17%)
  • Saturday790 (14%)
  • Sunday538 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,067 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,298 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown137 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,358 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway695 (12%)
  • Roundabout580 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph4,202 (74%)
  • 40 mph483 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph135 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph380 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph490 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,423 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds755 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Other118 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded195 (3.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,403 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,057 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist994 (13%)
  • Cyclist476 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant384 (5%)
  • Van occupant141 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant42 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S41 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S41, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S41 peaked at 179 in 2001; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257091
20245567
20237389
202273100
20216176
20204058
20196076
20185568
20176386
201686139
201591105
201485104
201398134
2012119158
2011125180
2010125171
2009131167
2008148198
2007128167
2006123160
2005163216
2004174274
2003161231
2002159219
2001179239
2000166234
1999169240
1998157228
1997139194
1996151225
1995130179
1994117154
1993112159
1992131179
1991142184
1990150202
1989143192
1988161204
1987127156
198688105
1985116145
1984131164
1983117150
1982154205
1981158199
1980156186
1979144174

Map of recent crashes in S41

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S41

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S41

The 24 most recent collisions in S41 happened between 4 September and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S41

The A61 has the most collisions in S41, 981 of 5,704 (17%), followed by the B6057 (700).

Collisions in S41 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA619811,31720134
2ndB6057700930380
3rdB6052345489454
4thB6039323419649
5thB6051320417446
6thB6050277407248
7thA632245350537
8thB6543240338126
9thA619205288636
10thA617185262723
11thB615099128111
12thB603888132316
13thB6425537609

Council areas covering S41

Collisions in S41 were recorded in 3 council areas. Chesterfield has 5,368 of 5,704 (94%).

Collisions in S41 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChesterfield5,3687,14966793
2ndNorth East Derbyshire3294681054
3rdDerby3301

Town in S41

Of the 5,704 collisions in S41, 4,624 (81%) were in Chesterfield.