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Chiltern road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1982, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (351), and casualties fell from 476.

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 1982
363
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
471
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Chiltern in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious12635%
  • Slight23063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious13930%
  • Slight32569%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 363, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8%)
  • July29 (8%)
  • August28 (7.7%)
  • September43 (12%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November36 (9.9%)
  • December27 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (60%)
  • Wet or damp126 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (53%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph126 (35%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (32%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (69%)
  • Motorcycle94 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A404 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1982: 57, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4045788321
2ndA4134767118
3rdA4164449013
4thA4128131814
5thB485111204
6thB47491803
7thB45057803
8thB44425700
9thB4163300
10thA3552200
11thA4121101
12thA5071201
13thB44411101

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1982

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1982: 56.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1982

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1982: 105.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1982

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,963 collisions in 1982, and 18% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years