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Chiltern road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2012, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (144), and casualties rose from 189.

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 2012
159
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
213
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Chiltern in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2013%
  • Slight13786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2210%
  • Slight18888%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 159, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 159
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.1%)
  • February14 (8.8%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April8 (5%)
  • May22 (14%)
  • June13 (8.2%)
  • July13 (8.2%)
  • August11 (6.9%)
  • September10 (6.3%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November15 (9.4%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (68%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (58%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (88%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (67%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (18%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (17%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.3%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (65%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Amersham & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2012, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2012

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2012: 21, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413212822
2ndA416172303
3rdA404101100
4thB444291601
5thA3556700
6thB4746601
7thA41544400
8thA403500
9thB4853501
10thM253300
11thA41282200
12thB4162400
13thB45052200
14thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2012

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2012: 30.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2012

HP5 and HP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2012, with 34 each.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2012

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,169 collisions in 2012, and 14% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2012.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years