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Chiltern road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2006, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (251), and casualties fell from 362.

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 2006
240
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
348
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Chiltern in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight20184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30287%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 240, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March19 (7.9%)
  • April10 (4.2%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June16 (6.7%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August14 (5.8%)
  • September23 (9.6%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (64%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (46%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph69 (29%)
  • 70 mph12 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (88%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (73%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2006, with 17 collisions.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2006

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2006: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413344907
2ndA404264332
3rdA416232702
4thM2591301
5thA35581102
6thA412871203
7thB450571001
8thB47461702
9thB48551312
10thA404400
11thB44424600
12thA41542201
13thB4161100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2006

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2006: 36.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2006

HP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2006: 60.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2006

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,726 collisions in 2006, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years