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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,023 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1983, and 2,663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 648 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (1,963), and casualties rose from 2,605.

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

Collisions in 1983
2,023
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,663
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
52
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
648
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1983 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal522.6%
  • Serious64832%
  • Slight1,32365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal552.1%
  • Serious81230%
  • Slight1,79667%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 2,023, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday253 (13%)
  • Tuesday259 (13%)
  • Wednesday295 (15%)
  • Thursday301 (15%)
  • Friday333 (16%)
  • Saturday337 (17%)
  • Sunday245 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59104 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59241 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59240 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59352 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59461 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59324 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59288 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (7.3%)
  • February123 (6.1%)
  • March186 (9.2%)
  • April149 (7.4%)
  • May191 (9.4%)
  • June129 (6.4%)
  • July188 (9.3%)
  • August174 (8.6%)
  • September174 (8.6%)
  • October201 (9.9%)
  • November171 (8.5%)
  • December190 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,350 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit357 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting281 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,576 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,272 (63%)
  • Wet or damp702 (35%)
  • Frost or ice31 (1.5%)
  • Snow14 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,001 (49%)
  • 40 mph168 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph58 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph704 (35%)
  • 70 mph92 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,706 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout113 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,474 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist531 (20%)
  • Pedestrian342 (13%)
  • Cyclist227 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10105 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15168 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20805 (30%)
  • 21 to 25363 (14%)
  • 26 to 35386 (14%)
  • 36 to 45266 (10%)
  • 46 to 55171 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 65147 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75108 (4.1%)
  • Over 7551 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,690 (63%)
  • Passenger631 (24%)
  • Pedestrian342 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,687 (71%)
  • Motorcycle541 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes116 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach52 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle41 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 11th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1983: 164, including 2 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40164218256
2ndA413156196556
3rdA40495138238
4thA417999014
5thA4185982120
6thA4165363119
7thA40104975215
8thA4124864112
9thM40385008
10thB416334316
11thA41553241011
12thA3553048213
13thA4212840212
14thA4243213
15thA41462440213
16thA4094232703
17thA4128222306
18thA422222809
19thB4443202205
20thB474182523

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1983

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1983: 267.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1983

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1983: 123.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1983

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1983: 690.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years