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Chiltern road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1988, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (303), and casualties rose from 397.

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 1988
354
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
486
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight27177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight38980%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 354, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March26 (7.3%)
  • April16 (4.5%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July27 (7.6%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (54%)
  • Wet or damp149 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (48%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (38%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20156 (32%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (64%)
  • Passenger123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (74%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1988: 56, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4165671010
2ndA4133962010
3rdA404263818
4thA355142504
5thA4128121903
6thB474101502
7thB45058902
8thM2581300
9thB4857710
10thB44425701
11thA41542200
12thA51401100
13thB4161100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1988

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1988: 58.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1988

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1988: 90.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1988

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,085 collisions in 1988, and 17% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years