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Chiltern road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1987, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1986 (359), 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 1987
303
Down 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
397
Down 17% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight31379%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 303, down 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.6%)
  • February12 (4%)
  • March28 (9.2%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June37 (12%)
  • July25 (8.3%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September22 (7.3%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (48%)
  • Wet or damp138 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (51%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph104 (34%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (59%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (25%)
  • 21 to 2575 (19%)
  • 26 to 3545 (11%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (65%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1987: 45, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4164550113
2ndA4134056111
3rdA404293506
4thA4128111501
5thA41545502
6thB44425802
7thB4745901
8thA3554603
9thB4854402
10thM254500
11thB44412201
12thB45051101

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1987

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1987: 67.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1987

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1987: 95.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1987

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,968 collisions in 1987, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years