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Chiltern road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2007, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (240), and casualties fell from 348.

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 2007
206
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
273
Down 22% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2007

1% of collisions in Chiltern in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight17484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight24188%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 206, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April15 (7.3%)
  • May15 (7.3%)
  • June19 (9.2%)
  • July14 (6.8%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September15 (7.3%)
  • October15 (7.3%)
  • November20 (9.7%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (64%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (12%)
  • 60 mph46 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (71%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (74%)
  • Passenger46 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2007, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2007

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2007: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413324206
2ndA416242904
3rdA404172406
4thM2561100
5thA405700
6thA41284400
7thB4164701
8thB4744601
9thB4854401
10thB44423400
11thB44412201
12thA3551200
13thA41541201
14thB45051100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2007

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2007: 36.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2007

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2007: 43.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2007

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,609 collisions in 2007, and 13% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years