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Chiltern road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2002, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (286), and casualties fell 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 2002
256
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
347
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Chiltern in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight28482%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 256, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (21%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.8%)
  • February21 (8.2%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May21 (8.2%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August15 (5.9%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October16 (6.3%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (57%)
  • Wet or damp102 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (46%)
  • 40 mph28 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph93 (36%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (87%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (69%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (62%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (81%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, SL9 9FT area and Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2002, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2002

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2002: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4133048010
2ndA404264225
3rdA416232704
4thA4128101524
5thB47481001
6thA3557801
7thB44427813
8thB48571010
9thA41543700
10thM253500
11thA402200
12thB4162400
13thB45051200

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2002

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2002: 41.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2002

HP5 and HP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2002, with 56 each.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2002

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,853 collisions in 2002, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years