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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,963 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1982, and 2,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 653 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,920), and casualties rose from 2,595.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,963
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,605
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
45
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
653
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.3%
  • Serious65333%
  • Slight1,26564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal461.8%
  • Serious80031%
  • Slight1,75968%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,963, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday274 (14%)
  • Tuesday267 (14%)
  • Wednesday276 (14%)
  • Thursday292 (15%)
  • Friday344 (18%)
  • Saturday290 (15%)
  • Sunday220 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59249 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59237 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59301 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59455 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59330 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59282 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (7.5%)
  • February135 (6.9%)
  • March157 (8%)
  • April161 (8.2%)
  • May153 (7.8%)
  • June171 (8.7%)
  • July163 (8.3%)
  • August132 (6.7%)
  • September193 (9.8%)
  • October180 (9.2%)
  • November187 (9.5%)
  • December184 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,326 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting243 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,525 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other91 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,174 (60%)
  • Wet or damp685 (35%)
  • Frost or ice83 (4.2%)
  • Snow20 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,013 (52%)
  • 40 mph145 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph68 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph628 (32%)
  • 70 mph109 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,652 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout104 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,402 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist544 (21%)
  • Pedestrian293 (11%)
  • Cyclist207 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant79 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15188 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20796 (31%)
  • 21 to 25378 (15%)
  • 26 to 35382 (15%)
  • 36 to 45241 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55183 (7%)
  • 56 to 65142 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7577 (3%)
  • Over 7556 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,671 (64%)
  • Passenger641 (25%)
  • Pedestrian293 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,525 (68%)
  • Motorcycle538 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle226 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (3%)
  • Bus or coach61 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle43 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 16th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1982: 150, including 6 fatal and 59 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413150202659
2ndA40143183438
3rdA404118168628
4thA4187104138
5thA4185370118
6thM405384315
7thA4164449013
8thA4155384809
9thA412324119
10thA4128324617
11thA40103138111
12thA355263909
13thA4212539212
14thB474233405
15thA4222706
16thA4094212808
17thA4157202105
18thB416192507
19thA422162419
20thA4146152409

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1982

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1982: 254.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1982

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1982: 123.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1982

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1982: 666.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years