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Chiltern road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1989, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1988 (354), and casualties fell from 486.

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 1989
318
Down 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
431
Down 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Chiltern in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight35382%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 318, down 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (19%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.4%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May31 (9.7%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July20 (6.3%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September42 (13%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (65%)
  • Wet or damp101 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph158 (50%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph100 (31%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (25%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (66%)
  • Passenger99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (72%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1989: 44, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4164455213
2ndA404366315
3rdA413344815
4thB474152403
5thA4128132003
6thB45058900
7thA35571301
8thM257702
9thB44426803
10thB4162201
11thB4852200
12thA41541101
13thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1989

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1989: 62.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1989

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1989: 88.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1989

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,122 collisions in 1989, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years