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Chiltern road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2014, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (137), and casualties fell from 199.

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 2014
139
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
188
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Chiltern in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight10878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight15683%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 139, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 139
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (8.6%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (9.4%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.9%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March11 (7.9%)
  • April11 (7.9%)
  • May10 (7.2%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July11 (7.9%)
  • August11 (7.9%)
  • September11 (7.9%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November5 (3.6%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (65%)
  • Wet or damp41 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (13%)
  • 60 mph30 (22%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (82%)
  • Roundabout16 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (71%)
  • Passenger38 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2014, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2014

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2014: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413264516
2ndA416161907
3rdA404111502
4thA412891001
5thA3556701
6thB44425602
7thB45053300
8thB4743600
9thB4853501
10thA41542300
11thA401101
12thB4161100
13thM251100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2014

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2014: 23.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2014

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2014: 34.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2014

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,121 collisions in 2014, and 12% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2014, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years