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Chiltern road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2004, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (242), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2004
245
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
334
Up 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Chiltern in 2004 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight25677%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 245, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March15 (6.1%)
  • April21 (8.6%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June20 (8.2%)
  • July16 (6.5%)
  • August13 (5.3%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October12 (4.9%)
  • November16 (6.5%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph107 (44%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph107 (44%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (69%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (66%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Amersham & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AH area and Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2004, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2004

The A404 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2004: 29, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404293909
2ndA413223715
3rdA416202605
4thA355111502
5thA412881011
6thB450571010
7thB44425800
8thB4745801
9thB4855620
10thM253401
11thA41542200
12thB4162300
13thB44412200
14thA401401

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2004

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2004: 40.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2004

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2004: 67.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2004

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,771 collisions in 2004, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years