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Chiltern road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1981, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 80% on 1980 (195), and casualties rose from 248.

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 1981
351
Up 80% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
476
Up 92% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious11432%
  • Slight23166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious12927%
  • Slight34071%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 351, up 80% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February33 (9.4%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May20 (5.7%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July21 (6%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (54%)
  • Wet or damp134 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4%)
  • Snow14 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (54%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph111 (32%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (35%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (66%)
  • Passenger115 (24%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (69%)
  • Motorcycle113 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1981: 59, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4135994120
2ndA4164552112
3rdA4043748111
4thB485162306
5thB47491111
6thA412881013
7thA35571101
8thB44426701
9thB4164602
10thB45054704
11thA402201
12thB44412200

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1981

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1981: 67.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1981

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1981: 90.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1981

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,920 collisions in 1981, and 18% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1981.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years