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Chiltern road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1991, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (304), and casualties fell from 428.

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 1991
262
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
365
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1991

1.1% of collisions in Chiltern in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32188%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 262, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February12 (4.6%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November26 (9.9%)
  • December13 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (60%)
  • Wet or damp90 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph113 (43%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (66%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (25%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (63%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1991: 40, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413406327
2ndA404303904
3rdA416242903
4thB444271300
5thA41545501
6thB4855601
7thA403400
8thA41283611
9thA3552300
10thB4742200
11thB45051100
12thM251100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1991

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1991: 48.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1991

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1991: 58.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1991

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,915 collisions in 1991, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years