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Aylesbury Vale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1997, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (643), and casualties rose from 933.

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 1997
653
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
955
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Aylesbury Vale in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 19% in Aylesbury Vale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight56286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious959.9%
  • Slight83988%

Aylesbury Vale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aylesbury Vale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 676 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 653, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday94 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.4%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March46 (7%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May46 (7%)
  • June46 (7%)
  • July58 (8.9%)
  • August54 (8.3%)
  • September56 (8.6%)
  • October61 (9.3%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December61 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (61%)
  • Wet or damp220 (34%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (41%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph329 (50%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (87%)
  • Roundabout49 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant681 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (6%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20152 (16%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35202 (21%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (67%)
  • Passenger249 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car953 (76%)
  • Motorcycle87 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aylesbury Vale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Aylesbury Vale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Aylesbury Vale with the most crashes in 1997

The A41 had the most collisions in Aylesbury Vale in 1997: 93, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aylesbury Vale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419313628
2ndA4139012427
3rdA418467335
4thA421345516
5thA4146243505
6thB4443182502
7thA422152702
8thB4009151903
9thB488121813
10thA4157111810
11thB489111822
12thM40111301
13thA40107900
14thA415651101
15thB40115702
16thA41294800
17thB40324901
18thA53500
19thB45443300
20thB40332302

Towns in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1997

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Aylesbury Vale in 1997: 194.

Postcode districts in Aylesbury Vale: crashes in 1997

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aylesbury Vale in 1997: 114.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1997

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,104 collisions in 1997, and 31% of them were in the old Aylesbury Vale district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Aylesbury Vale in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Aylesbury Vale road accidents in other years