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Aylesbury Vale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1981, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 66% on 1980 (348), and casualties rose from 468.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in Aylesbury Vale.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1981
576
Up 66% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
769
Up 64% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Aylesbury Vale in 1981

3.5% of collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.2% and 19% in Aylesbury Vale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.5%
  • Serious19935%
  • Slight35762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.7%
  • Serious25233%
  • Slight49664%

Aylesbury Vale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aylesbury Vale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 676 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 576, up 66% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025237317
2024219286
2023281360
2022219277
2021214276
2020213285
2019273341
2018297423
2017262388
2016340462
2015363491
2014387529
2013357497
2012388545
2011394542
2010406598
2009469682
2008442624
2007530769
2006608904
2005557802
2004566799
2003575786
2002589801
2001635928
2000668931
1999612855
1998629889
1997653955
1996643933
1995574860
1994606859
1993598860
1992576866
1991563826
1990673938
1989676981
1988620900
1987587807
1986643855
1985599796
1984654910
1983614802
1982582778
1981576769
1980348468
1979575788

When and where crashes happen in Aylesbury Vale in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (10%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday108 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.5%)
  • February46 (8%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April45 (7.8%)
  • May51 (8.9%)
  • June42 (7.3%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August52 (9%)
  • September37 (6.4%)
  • October52 (9%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December39 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (56%)
  • Wet or damp211 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.3%)
  • Snow16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (50%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph242 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (89%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20225 (29%)
  • 21 to 2587 (11%)
  • 26 to 35126 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (63%)
  • Passenger193 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (65%)
  • Motorcycle164 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aylesbury Vale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Aylesbury Vale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Aylesbury Vale with the most crashes in 1981

The A413 had the most collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1981: 105, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aylesbury Vale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413105143631
2ndA416481015
3rdA4185171315
4thA4212431010
5thA4157161803
6thA422162716
7thB44431515110
8thA4146121715
9thB4032121906
10thB488101514
11thA401191302
12thA412961111
13thA41565703
14thA40104500
15thB40114500
16thB40334712
17thB40092202
18thB45062300
19thB45442201
20thB4892201

Towns in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1981

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Aylesbury Vale in 1981: 182.

Postcode districts in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1981

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aylesbury Vale in 1981: 112.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1981

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,920 collisions in 1981, and 30% of them were in the old Aylesbury Vale district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Aylesbury Vale road accidents in other years