Chesham road traffic accidents
Chesham recorded 717 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 845 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 119 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 24% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 119
- Casualties
- 845
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 119
- Casualties
- 845
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Chesham
Roads in Chesham
Postcode districts in Chesham
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Chesham
Road collision statistics for Chesham
Collisions recorded
717
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
845
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
119
17% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Chesham
Collisions in Chesham are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.7% of the total), with 27.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
82.8% of recorded collisions in Chesham happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Chesham have produced 845 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 59 collisions, Monday 116 collisions, Tuesday 118 collisions, Wednesday 100 collisions, Thursday 120 collisions, Friday 108 collisions, Saturday 96 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 521 collisions, Darkness 196 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 594 collisions, Roundabout 86 collisions, Dual carriageway 14 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 670 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 24 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 604 collisions, Raining no high winds 68 collisions, Other 22 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 513 casualties, Passenger 113 casualties, Pedestrian 219 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Chesham
How many road accidents have there been in Chesham?
717 collisions have been recorded in Chesham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 845 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Chesham were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 119 were serious — 17% of all recorded collisions in Chesham resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Chesham?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Chesham, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 27.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Chesham happen on?
82.8% of collisions in Chesham are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Chesham?
Pedestrians make up 25.9% of the 845 casualties recorded in Chesham.
Is road safety in Chesham getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Chesham fell 24% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Chesham come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Chesham cover 1999 to 2025.