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S43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,342 road traffic collisions in the S43 postcode district, Chesterfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 85 were fatal and 929 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1979
5,342
478th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,715
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
85
97 people killed
Serious collisions
929
1,070 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal851.6%
  • Serious92917%
  • Slight4,32881%

What the data shows

  • S43 had 548 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 1,060 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in S43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 938 children under 16 were killed or injured in S43, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in S43.

Where S43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
478th
Most casualties
350th
Most fatal collisions
444th
Most serious collisions
498th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday775 (15%)
  • Tuesday753 (14%)
  • Wednesday738 (14%)
  • Thursday818 (15%)
  • Friday958 (18%)
  • Saturday682 (13%)
  • Sunday618 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,892 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit781 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting521 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,040 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway998 (19%)
  • Roundabout163 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road124 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph17 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,756 (52%)
  • 40 mph504 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph186 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph877 (16%)
  • 70 mph1,001 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,118 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds661 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds102 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist59 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other102 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded186 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,900 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist854 (11%)
  • Pedestrian819 (11%)
  • Cyclist324 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant264 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant235 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)200 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S43 peaked at 177 in 1998; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255265
20246181
20236883
20225767
20215980
20204156
20195078
20184874
20174773
20166591
201577125
20146885
201393129
201290131
2011119186
2010109158
2009105146
2008128188
2007138201
2006133205
2005156228
2004141223
2003176265
2002138225
2001164255
2000161233
1999154228
1998177253
1997132214
1996126193
1995134201
1994152239
1993120178
1992124198
1991138190
1990145200
1989135210
1988135195
1987124168
19867499
1985105142
1984120156
1983145182
1982147187
1981121152
1980153214
1979137185

Map of recent crashes in S43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S43

The 24 most recent collisions in S43 happened between 7 July and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S43

The A619 has the most collisions in S43, 1,494 of 5,342 (28%), followed by the M1 (971).

Collisions in S43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6191,4942,18436262
2ndM19711,65613106
3rdA616355496266
4thA618140219327
5thB6417120158318
6thB6052105153319
7thB641999170227
8thB605098135121
9thB605389125217
10thB64187197122
11thA6135548225
12thA6192233414

Council areas covering S43

Collisions in S43 were recorded in 4 council areas. Chesterfield has 3,141 of 5,342 (59%).

Collisions in S43 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChesterfield3,1414,31849584
2ndBolsover2,0853,21130326
3rdNorth East Derbyshire5984412
4thRotherham549925

Towns in S43

Collisions in S43 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Staveley, Chesterfield (1,214) and Brimington (601).