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Chiltern road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2018, and 152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (112), and casualties rose from 144.

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 2018
113
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
152
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Chiltern in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1917%
  • Slight9382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12784%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 113, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 113
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (21%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (9.7%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February7 (6.2%)
  • March4 (3.5%)
  • April5 (4.4%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June14 (12%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August7 (6.2%)
  • September13 (12%)
  • October8 (7.1%)
  • November8 (7.1%)
  • December12 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (76%)
  • Wet or damp26 (23%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (8%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (19%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (88%)
  • Roundabout9 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (61%)
  • Pedestrian26 (17%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (64%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)
  • Pedestrian26 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2018, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2018

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2018: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413152502
2ndA416101004
3rdA40481002
4thA41544701
5thA3553401
6thA41283400
7thB45053500
8thB4743301
9thB44422201
10thB4852300
11thM252500
12thB44411100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2018

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2018: 20.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2018

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2018: 27.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2018

Buckinghamshire recorded 865 collisions in 2018, and 13% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years