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Chiltern road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2008, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (206), and casualties fell from 273.

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 2008
190
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
259
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Chiltern in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22988%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 190, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February19 (10%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May26 (14%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July16 (8.4%)
  • August10 (5.3%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November13 (6.8%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (70%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (51%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph50 (26%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (86%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (22%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (68%)
  • Passenger58 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2008, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2008

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2008: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413283804
2ndA416263114
3rdA404142005
4thA3556800
5thB444261301
6thA41284700
7thB4744600
8thA41543300
9thB4853500
10thM253500
11thA402311
12thB4162400
13thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2008

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2008: 40.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2008

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2008: 59.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2008

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2008, and 13% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years