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Chiltern road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2001, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (298), and casualties fell from 425.

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 2001
286
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
392
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32984%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 286, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (18%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.8%)
  • February26 (9.1%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April23 (8%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June15 (5.2%)
  • July28 (9.8%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September15 (5.2%)
  • October17 (5.9%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (59%)
  • Wet or damp92 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (44%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (37%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (87%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (73%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (70%)
  • Passenger76 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (81%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chiltern

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2001

Amersham & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2001, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2001

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2001: 45, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413456319
2ndA416293407
3rdA404243316
4thB474151902
5thA35591212
6thM2591801
7thA407900
8thA41285800
9thA41545701
10thB44425601
11thB45054401
12thB4854710
13thB4161200
14thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2001

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2001: 42.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2001

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2001: 67.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2001

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,004 collisions in 2001, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years