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Chiltern road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2000, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (295), and casualties rose from 392.

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 2000
298
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
425
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2000

1% of collisions in Chiltern in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36285%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 298, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (19%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February34 (11%)
  • March28 (9.4%)
  • April18 (6%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June17 (5.7%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August16 (5.4%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (51%)
  • Wet or damp117 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph111 (37%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (85%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (69%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (81%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2000: 47, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4134768011
2ndA404314724
3rdA416283203
4thB47481202
5thM2582302
6thA3555500
7thA405902
8thA412851001
9thB44425700
10thB4854500
11thB45053501
12thA41541100
13thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2000

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2000: 50.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2000

HP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2000: 64.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2000

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,073 collisions in 2000, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years