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Chiltern road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1983, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (363), and casualties fell from 471.

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 1983
331
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
430
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Chiltern in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious10933%
  • Slight21565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious13331%
  • Slight29067%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 331, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (21%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March32 (9.7%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June17 (5.1%)
  • July29 (8.8%)
  • August27 (8.2%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (60%)
  • Wet or damp128 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (53%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph108 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (87%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (32%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (73%)
  • Motorcycle82 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Chiltern

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 1983

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1983: 53, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4165363119
2ndA4134662213
3rdA4044066118
4thA41288802
5thA35571303
6thB47471312
7thB4856812
8thB45055601
9thA404602
10thB44424501
11thB4161101

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1983

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1983: 56.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1983

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1983: 91.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1983

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,023 collisions in 1983, and 16% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years