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Chiltern road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1984, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1983 (331), and casualties rose from 430.

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 1984
400
Up 21% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
524
Up 22% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Chiltern in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight28972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12123%
  • Slight39375%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 400, up 21% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August23 (5.8%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (60%)
  • Wet or damp141 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (51%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph150 (38%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (88%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (21%)
  • Cyclist54 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20164 (31%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (69%)
  • Motorcycle114 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Chiltern

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 1984

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1984: 67, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4136795221
2ndA4164959010
3rdA4044867212
4thB474152104
5thA4128111402
6thB48591102
7thA3556600
8thB45055800
9thB4164501
10thB44424600
11thA402202

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1984

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1984: 73.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1984

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1984: 104.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1984

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,274 collisions in 1984, and 18% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years