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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,091 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1985, and 2,826 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 441 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (2,274), and casualties fell from 3,054.

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

Collisions in 1985
2,091
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,826
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
44
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
441
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal442.1%
  • Serious44121%
  • Slight1,60677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal501.8%
  • Serious53519%
  • Slight2,24179%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 2,091, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday249 (12%)
  • Tuesday256 (12%)
  • Wednesday300 (14%)
  • Thursday316 (15%)
  • Friday396 (19%)
  • Saturday313 (15%)
  • Sunday261 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5990 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59311 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59316 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59492 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59333 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59268 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (7.2%)
  • February143 (6.8%)
  • March184 (8.8%)
  • April164 (7.8%)
  • May162 (7.7%)
  • June156 (7.5%)
  • July186 (8.9%)
  • August171 (8.2%)
  • September174 (8.3%)
  • October209 (10%)
  • November225 (11%)
  • December167 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,412 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting257 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,641 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds264 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other65 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,283 (61%)
  • Wet or damp709 (34%)
  • Frost or ice71 (3.4%)
  • Snow26 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,035 (49%)
  • 40 mph182 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph51 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph689 (33%)
  • 70 mph134 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,770 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout97 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,632 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist460 (16%)
  • Pedestrian367 (13%)
  • Cyclist203 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant101 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10115 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15171 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20754 (27%)
  • 21 to 25432 (15%)
  • 26 to 35431 (15%)
  • 36 to 45311 (11%)
  • 46 to 55212 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65152 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7593 (3.3%)
  • Over 7551 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,771 (63%)
  • Passenger688 (24%)
  • Pedestrian367 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,949 (71%)
  • Motorcycle469 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes253 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes127 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Buckinghamshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1985: 156, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40156208120
2ndA413149229744
3rdA40499136218
4thA4180112314
5thA40107094320
6thA4185980212
7thA41555266110
8thM405073111
9thA4124971215
10thA416465529
11thA41283746010
12thA355315117
13thA4213049111
14thA4283407
15thB416273504
16thB474252902
17thB482222804
18thM4202902
19thA4094192513
20thA4157162104

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1985

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1985: 299.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1985

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1985: 149.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1985

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1985: 730.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years