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Buckinghamshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 72,942 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025, and 100,475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,417 were fatal and 13,125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 684 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (607), and casualties rose from 765 to 883.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
72,942
12th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100,475
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,417
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
684
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire

1.9% of collisions in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,4171.9%
  • Serious13,12518%
  • Slight58,40080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,5581.6%
  • Serious15,87216%
  • Slight83,04583%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. In 2025 there were 684, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 684
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025684883
2024607765
2023683868
2022700880
2021637795
2020599777
20197881,015
20188651,180
20177791,087
20169661,300
20151,0051,367
20141,1211,527
20131,0701,484
20121,1691,613
20111,2421,693
20101,2611,836
20091,3671,960
20081,4321,996
20071,6092,407
20061,7262,488
20051,7022,438
20041,7712,450
20031,7732,405
20021,8532,501
20012,0042,830
20002,0732,882
19992,0262,815
19982,0222,862
19972,1042,925
19962,0152,864
19951,7752,539
19941,9312,682
19931,9432,735
19922,0112,837
19911,9152,658
19902,0892,864
19892,1222,968
19882,0852,881
19871,9682,737
19862,1172,871
19852,0912,826
19842,2743,054
19832,0232,663
19821,9632,605
19811,9202,595
19801,1741,505
19791,8882,562

When and where crashes happen in Buckinghamshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10,328 (14%)
  • Tuesday10,304 (14%)
  • Wednesday10,861 (15%)
  • Thursday11,098 (15%)
  • Friday12,308 (17%)
  • Saturday9,852 (14%)
  • Sunday8,191 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,804 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,170 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911,115 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910,159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911,879 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916,889 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911,792 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597,134 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6,084 (8.3%)
  • February5,159 (7.1%)
  • March5,774 (7.9%)
  • April5,341 (7.3%)
  • May6,116 (8.4%)
  • June5,894 (8.1%)
  • July6,247 (8.6%)
  • August5,727 (7.9%)
  • September6,292 (8.6%)
  • October6,738 (9.2%)
  • November7,114 (9.8%)
  • December6,456 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51,291 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,923 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8,006 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,294 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit359 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57,584 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,931 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1,016 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds872 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist764 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds365 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds91 (0.1%)
  • Other2,407 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded912 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry45,883 (63%)
  • Wet or damp23,665 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2,238 (3.1%)
  • Snow460 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep148 (0.2%)
  • Mud39 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel28 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded481 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph33,326 (46%)
  • 40 mph5,891 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2,508 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph23,021 (32%)
  • 70 mph8,152 (11%)
  • Not recorded24 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56,110 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway9,598 (13%)
  • Roundabout5,759 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1,235 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded240 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67,012 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist11,131 (11%)
  • Pedestrian9,656 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist6,277 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant2,934 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,115 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant993 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant554 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant359 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant326 (0.3%)
  • Other86 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,943 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103,076 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 154,916 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2019,002 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514,003 (14%)
  • 26 to 3519,227 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513,770 (14%)
  • 46 to 559,741 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 656,207 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 753,668 (3.7%)
  • Over 752,772 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2,150 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66,538 (66%)
  • Passenger24,281 (24%)
  • Pedestrian9,656 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107,018 (76%)
  • Motorcycle11,294 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7,118 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle6,475 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5,050 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1,534 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle942 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car867 (0.6%)
  • Minibus421 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle127 (0.1%)
  • Other224 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded383 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Buckinghamshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Buckinghamshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 12th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218
12thBuckinghamshire (this area)72,942100,4751,41713,125
13thSheffield71,90693,68889612,412
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,125

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire, with 938 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,999, including 78 fatal and 892 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404,9996,68278892
2ndA4134,9176,9561491,018
3rdM403,5445,54593534
4thA413,1424,43158507
5thA4043,0754,23365516
6thM252,3563,64029256
7thA4181,9782,84960371
8thA40101,7822,46944317
9thA3551,3511,94540219
10thA4161,3441,61615279
11thA41551,2541,62717209
12thA4121,2261,70842263
13thA41281,0011,33924197
14thA4219891,58440200
15thB4169001,25421151
16thA47651,0167144
17thA4227131,05319145
18thB4746508637124
19thA41466431,02321144
20thA40946358078117

Towns in Buckinghamshire

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025: 9,183.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,514.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 23,503.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity