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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,920 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1981, and 2,595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 617 were serious.

Collisions were up 64% on 1980 (1,174), and casualties rose from 1,505.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,920
Up 64% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
2,595
Up 72% on 1980
Fatal collisions
53
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
617
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal532.8%
  • Serious61732%
  • Slight1,25065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal582.2%
  • Serious73828%
  • Slight1,79969%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,920, up 64% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (14%)
  • Tuesday246 (13%)
  • Wednesday234 (12%)
  • Thursday313 (16%)
  • Friday337 (18%)
  • Saturday277 (14%)
  • Sunday246 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59100 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59249 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59240 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59284 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59447 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59299 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59276 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January154 (8%)
  • February154 (8%)
  • March154 (8%)
  • April135 (7%)
  • May165 (8.6%)
  • June155 (8.1%)
  • July155 (8.1%)
  • August151 (7.9%)
  • September160 (8.3%)
  • October189 (9.8%)
  • November209 (11%)
  • December139 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,289 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,411 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds286 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other82 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,083 (56%)
  • Wet or damp725 (38%)
  • Frost or ice62 (3.2%)
  • Snow43 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph975 (51%)
  • 40 mph160 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph58 (3%)
  • 60 mph630 (33%)
  • 70 mph96 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,623 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout101 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,452 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist559 (22%)
  • Pedestrian279 (11%)
  • Cyclist196 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10102 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15167 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20779 (30%)
  • 21 to 25337 (13%)
  • 26 to 35399 (15%)
  • 36 to 45267 (10%)
  • 46 to 55168 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65143 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7585 (3.3%)
  • Over 7539 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded54 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,666 (64%)
  • Passenger650 (25%)
  • Pedestrian279 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,438 (68%)
  • Motorcycle561 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle206 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 14th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1981: 167, including 7 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413167243752
2ndA40141187241
3rdA40482106124
4thA416683017
5thA4125163314
6thA4185171315
7thA4164552112
8thM404563313
9thA4010354918
10thA41283449112
11thA4155334108
12thA4324418
13thA355243806
14thB482242813
15thA4212229010
16thB416222806
17thA4094192828
18thA4157161803
19thA422162716
20thB474162314

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1981

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1981: 242.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1981

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1981: 113.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1981

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1981: 631.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years