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Chiltern road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 1999, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (314), and casualties fell from 433.

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 1999
295
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
392
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight23379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31881%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 295, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May28 (9.5%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November28 (9.5%)
  • December17 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (59%)
  • Wet or damp111 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph126 (43%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (73%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (82%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 1999: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416374603
2ndA413263114
3rdA404192411
4thA355111402
5thM2591500
6thA41287902
7thB48571203
8thB45055501
9thB4744501
10thA403602
11thB44423300
12thA41542200
13thB4161101
14thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 1999

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 1999: 46.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 1999

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 1999: 76.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1999

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,026 collisions in 1999, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years