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Chiltern road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2022, and 105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (77), and casualties rose from 89.

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 2022
84
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
105
Up 18% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2022

2.4% of collisions in Chiltern in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious2024%
  • Slight6274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2120%
  • Slight8278%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 84, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 84
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (24%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (18%)
  • Thursday13 (15%)
  • Friday15 (18%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday2 (2.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.4%)
  • February4 (4.8%)
  • March5 (6%)
  • April1 (1.2%)
  • May7 (8.3%)
  • June11 (13%)
  • July8 (9.5%)
  • August9 (11%)
  • September4 (4.8%)
  • October7 (8.3%)
  • November17 (20%)
  • December9 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (70%)
  • Wet or damp23 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (73%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (86%)
  • Roundabout9 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (50%)
  • Pedestrian20 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 208 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 258 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3523 (22%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 5514 (13%)
  • 56 to 6510 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (12%)
  • Over 758 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (70%)
  • Pedestrian20 (19%)
  • Passenger12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (13%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (7.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2022

The A413 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2022: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413131603
2ndA416101201
3rdA4044801
4thA41284603
5thA41543301
6thA3552200
7thB45052201
8thA41461100
9thB44411100
10thB44421101
11thB4741101
12thB4851201
13thM251101

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2022

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2022: 24.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2022

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2022: 30.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2022

Buckinghamshire recorded 700 collisions in 2022, and 12% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years