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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,274 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1984, and 3,054 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 523 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (2,023), and casualties rose from 2,663.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,274
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
3,054
Up 15% on 1983
Fatal collisions
46
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
523
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1984

2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462%
  • Serious52323%
  • Slight1,70575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal471.5%
  • Serious62220%
  • Slight2,38578%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,274, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday285 (13%)
  • Tuesday278 (12%)
  • Wednesday306 (13%)
  • Thursday318 (14%)
  • Friday430 (19%)
  • Saturday360 (16%)
  • Sunday297 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59101 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59314 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59280 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59390 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59492 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59348 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59323 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January175 (7.7%)
  • February165 (7.3%)
  • March168 (7.4%)
  • April153 (6.7%)
  • May201 (8.8%)
  • June175 (7.7%)
  • July191 (8.4%)
  • August171 (7.5%)
  • September214 (9.4%)
  • October208 (9.1%)
  • November240 (11%)
  • December213 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,539 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit426 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting286 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,757 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds294 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other90 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,389 (61%)
  • Wet or damp808 (36%)
  • Frost or ice74 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,106 (49%)
  • 40 mph177 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph61 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph802 (35%)
  • 70 mph128 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,885 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout154 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,788 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist537 (18%)
  • Pedestrian308 (10%)
  • Cyclist257 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 572 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10126 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15211 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20856 (28%)
  • 21 to 25462 (15%)
  • 26 to 35416 (14%)
  • 36 to 45339 (11%)
  • 46 to 55237 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65161 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7594 (3.1%)
  • Over 7553 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,940 (64%)
  • Passenger806 (26%)
  • Pedestrian308 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,176 (71%)
  • Motorcycle548 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle269 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes156 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach49 (1.1%)
  • Minibus41 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle36 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1984: 174, including 1 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40174216140
2ndA413168235452
3rdA404112156421
4thA417791110
5thA4187093417
6thA4010608418
7thM406095311
8thA4125066010
9thA4164959010
10thA4128445509
11thA355424925
12thA4155375306
13thB474354907
14thA421324817
15thA4303507
16thA4094293303
17thB416283829
18thB482264113
19thM4243604
20thB489203318

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1984

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1984: 318.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1984

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1984: 152.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1984

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1984: 791.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years