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Chiltern road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2016, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (120), and casualties rose from 156.

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 2016
119
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
161
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Chiltern in 2016 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3933%
  • Slight7765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11672%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 119, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 119
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.6%)
  • February7 (5.9%)
  • March7 (5.9%)
  • April10 (8.4%)
  • May10 (8.4%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August11 (9.2%)
  • September9 (7.6%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November8 (6.7%)
  • December12 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (82%)
  • Wet or damp20 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph76 (64%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (11%)
  • 60 mph18 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (86%)
  • Roundabout15 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (53%)
  • Pedestrian32 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 209 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.2%)
  • Over 7516 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (63%)
  • Pedestrian32 (20%)
  • Passenger27 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (73%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2016, with 11 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2016

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2016: 23, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413233707
2ndA416162306
3rdA404111316
4thA3554812
5thA41283300
6thB44422301
7thA401100
8thA41541100
9thB44411100
10thB4741100
11thM251201

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2016

Amersham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2016: 24.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2016

HP5 and HP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2016, with 25 each.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2016

Buckinghamshire recorded 966 collisions in 2016, and 12% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2016, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years