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Chiltern road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1990, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (318), and casualties fell from 431.

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 1990
304
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
428
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1990

2% of collisions in Chiltern in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight24079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight34881%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 304, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (60%)
  • Wet or damp117 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (49%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph112 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (88%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (23%)
  • 21 to 2572 (17%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (64%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1990: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416394917
2ndA413316426
3rdA404283213
4thB4505101812
5thA412891303
6thA415461002
7thB44426900
8thA3555500
9thB4745800
10thM254601
11thB4162300
12thA401100
13thB44411100
14thB4851301

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1990

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1990: 61.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1990

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1990: 89.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1990

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,089 collisions in 1990, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1990.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years