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Chiltern road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1996, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1995 (262), and casualties rose from 380.

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 1996
303
Up 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
401
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1996

2% of collisions in Chiltern in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight34787%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 303, up 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.3%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March16 (5.3%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July30 (9.9%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (47%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph126 (42%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (91%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (66%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (21%)
  • 21 to 2566 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Chiltern

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 1996

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1996: 42, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413425214
2ndA416334405
3rdA404192612
4thB4505101200
5thB47481001
6thA412871202
7thA41546802
8thB44426600
9thA3555702
10thA405600
11thB4854501
12thM2541100
13thB4161100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1996

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1996: 52.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1996

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1996: 96.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1996

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,015 collisions in 1996, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years