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Chiltern road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1980, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 1979 (325), and casualties fell from 443.

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 1980
195
Down 40% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
248
Down 44% on 1979
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
52% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1980

None of the collisions in Chiltern in 1980 were fatal and 52% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10152%
  • Slight9448%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11747%
  • Slight13153%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 195, down 40% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 195
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February24 (12%)
  • March19 (9.7%)
  • April18 (9.2%)
  • May8 (4.1%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July12 (6.2%)
  • August8 (4.1%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November17 (8.7%)
  • December19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (61%)
  • Wet or damp67 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (54%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph65 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (35%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (11%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (65%)
  • Passenger48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (66%)
  • Motorcycle62 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Chiltern

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 1980

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1980: 29, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4132940013
2ndA4162832015
3rdA4042529013
4thB485121506
5thA412891104
6thB4746904
7thA3555805
8thB45053300
9thB44422401
10thA401100
11thM401201

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1980

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1980: 35.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1980

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1980: 54.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1980

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,174 collisions in 1980, and 17% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years