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Chiltern road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2003, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (256), and casualties fell from 347.

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 2003
242
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
315
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Chiltern in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight19581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight25882%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 242, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.5%)
  • February21 (8.7%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June24 (9.9%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September17 (7%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November21 (8.7%)
  • December21 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (67%)
  • Wet or damp66 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph122 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph88 (36%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (86%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (72%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (19%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (69%)
  • Passenger64 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (81%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2003

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2003, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2003

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2003: 38, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4133851110
2ndA416344605
3rdA404172906
4thA355121302
5thA405500
6thA41285500
7thM255701
8thB4854500
9thB45053301
10thB4743311
11thA41541100
12thB4161100
13thB44421200

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2003

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2003: 40.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2003

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2003: 73.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2003

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,773 collisions in 2003, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years