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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,174 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1980, and 1,505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 449 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 1979 (1,888), and casualties fell from 2,562.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,174
Down 38% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,505
Down 41% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
449
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious44938%
  • Slight70560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious52735%
  • Slight95664%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,174, down 38% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 1,174
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday147 (13%)
  • Wednesday165 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (14%)
  • Friday219 (19%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January169 (14%)
  • February123 (10%)
  • March150 (13%)
  • April70 (6%)
  • May60 (5.1%)
  • June79 (6.7%)
  • July88 (7.5%)
  • August85 (7.2%)
  • September68 (5.8%)
  • October95 (8.1%)
  • November95 (8.1%)
  • December92 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting151 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry635 (54%)
  • Wet or damp467 (40%)
  • Frost or ice66 (5.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph580 (49%)
  • 40 mph103 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph36 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph377 (32%)
  • 70 mph75 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant784 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist329 (22%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)
  • Cyclist123 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1060 (4%)
  • 11 to 15101 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20460 (31%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35217 (14%)
  • 36 to 45134 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider981 (65%)
  • Passenger343 (23%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,474 (67%)
  • Motorcycle350 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Buckinghamshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 52nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1980: 93, including 2 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4093119247
2ndA41387112129
3rdA4046471021
4thA418446427
5thA414147213
6thA4162832015
7thM40284116
8thA41282531013
9thA40102431011
10thA412242707
11thB416212607
12thM4192617
13thA355182618
14thA4155182105
15thB474162108
16thA4151907
17thA4094152119
18thA4157141804
19thB470141807
20thA421132813

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1980

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1980: 158.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1980

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1980: 73.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1980

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1980: 389.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years