Skip to main content
CrashStats

Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,888 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1979, and 2,562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 730 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 72,942 collisions in Buckinghamshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,888
Casualties in 1979
2,562
Fatal collisions
55
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
730
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal552.9%
  • Serious73039%
  • Slight1,10358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal632.5%
  • Serious90835%
  • Slight1,59162%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,888.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday234 (12%)
  • Tuesday268 (14%)
  • Wednesday245 (13%)
  • Thursday291 (15%)
  • Friday337 (18%)
  • Saturday292 (15%)
  • Sunday221 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5995 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59244 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59303 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59465 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59271 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59266 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January168 (8.9%)
  • February39 (2.1%)
  • March130 (6.9%)
  • April139 (7.4%)
  • May165 (8.7%)
  • June160 (8.5%)
  • July174 (9.2%)
  • August167 (8.8%)
  • September187 (9.9%)
  • October159 (8.4%)
  • November203 (11%)
  • December197 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,277 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting226 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,378 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Other138 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,105 (59%)
  • Wet or damp637 (34%)
  • Frost or ice98 (5.2%)
  • Snow45 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,001 (53%)
  • 40 mph134 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph57 (3%)
  • 60 mph588 (31%)
  • 70 mph104 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,605 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout94 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,355 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist553 (22%)
  • Pedestrian311 (12%)
  • Cyclist179 (7%)
  • Van occupant87 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15191 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20761 (30%)
  • 21 to 25340 (13%)
  • 26 to 35366 (14%)
  • 36 to 45231 (9%)
  • 46 to 55170 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 65167 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75103 (4%)
  • Over 7550 (2%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,597 (62%)
  • Passenger654 (26%)
  • Pedestrian311 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,333 (66%)
  • Motorcycle556 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes199 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle194 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes120 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Buckinghamshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 17th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1979: 172, including 7 fatal and 62 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413172244762
2ndA40154201269
3rdA404108137344
4thA416790218
5thA4186088218
6thA4165768233
7thM404582322
8thA43655115
9thA40103651310
10thA4123648112
11thA41553244112
12thA41283141020
13thA3553036212
14thB4742531112
15thA4146243828
16thA4011213118
17thB416213308
18thA421193227
19thA422192616
20thA4094182218

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1979

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1979: 270.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1979

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1979: 129.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1979

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1979: 631.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years