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Chiltern road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 road traffic collisions in Chiltern in 2024, and 92 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (83), and casualties fell from 97.

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 2024
73
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
92
Down 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chiltern in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Chiltern in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Chiltern from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious1115%
  • Slight6184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1112%
  • Slight8087%

Chiltern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chiltern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 73, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 73
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (6.8%)
  • Tuesday14 (19%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (23%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday9 (12%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (6.8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (15%)
  • February8 (11%)
  • March5 (6.8%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May4 (5.5%)
  • June6 (8.2%)
  • July12 (16%)
  • August3 (4.1%)
  • September3 (4.1%)
  • October3 (4.1%)
  • November4 (5.5%)
  • December6 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Other3 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (63%)
  • Wet or damp25 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (63%)
  • 40 mph4 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (22%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (89%)
  • Roundabout7 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chiltern in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (58%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)
  • Cyclist8 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2012 (13%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3517 (18%)
  • 36 to 4514 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (20%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.6%)
  • Over 755 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (68%)
  • Pedestrian19 (21%)
  • Passenger10 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle6 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chiltern in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Chesham South, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chiltern in 2024, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chiltern with the most crashes in 2024

The A416 had the most collisions in Chiltern in 2024: 9, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chiltern, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4169902
2ndA40481100
3rdA41381211
4thA41285602
5thA3552200
6thA402300
7thB45052401
8thB44411101
9thB44421200
10thM251100

Towns in Chiltern: crashes in 2024

Chesham had the most collisions of any town in Chiltern in 2024: 16.

Postcode districts in Chiltern: crashes in 2024

HP5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chiltern in 2024: 26.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2024

Buckinghamshire recorded 607 collisions in 2024, and 12% of them were in the old Chiltern district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Chiltern in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Chiltern in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

Chiltern road accidents in other years