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Chiltern road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1979, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,784 collisions in Chiltern.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
325
Casualties in 1979
443
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 1979 were fatal and 49% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious16049%
  • Slight15347%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious19644%
  • Slight23453%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 325.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257481
20247392
20238397
202284105
20217789
20207796
2019106134
2018113152
2017112144
2016119161
2015120156
2014139188
2013137199
2012159213
2011144189
2010159239
2009200278
2008190259
2007206273
2006240348
2005251362
2004245334
2003242315
2002256347
2001286392
2000298425
1999295392
1998314433
1997306409
1996303401
1995262380
1994284383
1993296409
1992319417
1991262365
1990304428
1989318431
1988354486
1987303397
1986359476
1985350502
1984400524
1983331430
1982363471
1981351476
1980195248
1979325443

When and where crashes happen in Chiltern in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.5%)
  • March29 (8.9%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other30 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (54%)
  • Wet or damp124 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (53%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph100 (31%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (90%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (30%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5520 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (64%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (67%)
  • Motorcycle96 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Chiltern

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 1979

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1979: 57, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4165768233
2ndA4135584326
3rdA4043853216
4thB485142005
5thA412881107
6thB47471014
7thB45056704
8thA3553403
9thA403302
10thB4161100
11thB44421300

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1979

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1979: 63.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1979

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1979: 101.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1979

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,888 collisions in 1979, and 17% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years