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Chiltern road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2005, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (245), and casualties rose from 334.

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 2005
251
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
362
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Chiltern in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight30584%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 251, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (20%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (5.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February7 (2.8%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April17 (6.8%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August16 (6.4%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November36 (14%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (55%)
  • Wet or damp109 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (45%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph100 (40%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (81%)
  • Roundabout30 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (17%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (69%)
  • Passenger78 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (79%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2005, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2005

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2005: 42, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413426519
2ndA416283803
3rdA404162502
4thA4128101303
5thA35591200
6thB4746803
7thA41544400
8thM254400
9thB4163500
10thB44423401
11thB45053410
12thA402401
13thB4852200

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2005

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2005: 32.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2005

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2005: 64.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2005

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,702 collisions in 2005, and 15% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years