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Chiltern road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1997, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (303), and casualties rose from 401.

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 1997
306
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
409
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1997

2% of collisions in Chiltern in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36289%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 306, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February27 (8.8%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April23 (7.5%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July15 (4.9%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October26 (8.5%)
  • November39 (13%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (58%)
  • Wet or damp115 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (41%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph127 (42%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (72%)
  • Passenger85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (83%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A413 and A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1997, with 47 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413476336
2ndA416475104
3rdA404262702
4thA40101702
5thA412861200
6thB4856811
7thB44425500
8thM255702
9thB45054700
10thB4744900
11thA3553311
12thA41541100
13thB4161100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1997

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1997: 49.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1997

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1997: 86.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1997

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,104 collisions in 1997, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years