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Chiltern road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2010, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (200), and casualties fell from 278.

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 2010
159
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
239
Down 14% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2010

3.1% of collisions in Chiltern in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight13283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20686%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 159, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.9%)
  • February8 (5%)
  • March13 (8.2%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August10 (6.3%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November12 (7.5%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (71%)
  • Wet or damp34 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (56%)
  • 40 mph8 (5%)
  • 50 mph17 (11%)
  • 60 mph38 (24%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (64%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (63%)
  • Passenger58 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (78%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2010

Amersham & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AH area and Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Chiltern in 2010, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2010

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2010: 21, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413214114
2ndA416151903
3rdA404122812
4thA3554801
5thA404500
6thA41284401
7thM254900
8thA41543400
9thB4853402
10thB4162200
11thB4742200
12thB45051100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2010

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2010: 27.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2010

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2010: 43.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2010

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,261 collisions in 2010, and 13% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2010.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years