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Chiltern road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1998, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (306), and casualties rose from 409.

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 1998
314
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
433
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1998

1% of collisions in Chiltern in 1998 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious319.9%
  • Slight28089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious409.2%
  • Slight39090%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 314, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March28 (8.9%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May27 (8.6%)
  • June22 (7%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October22 (7%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December27 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (56%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (45%)
  • 40 mph25 (8%)
  • 50 mph22 (7%)
  • 60 mph123 (39%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (91%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (75%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (19%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (67%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (82%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1998: 44, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413447125
2ndA416334200
3rdA404273506
4thA355121402
5thA4091202
6thA412881101
7thB444281201
8thA41544801
9thB4744500
10thB45053301
11thB4162200
12thB4851100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1998

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1998: 49.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1998

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1998: 80.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1998

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,022 collisions in 1998, and 16% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1998.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years