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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,117 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1986, and 2,871 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 476 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (2,091), and casualties rose from 2,826.

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

Collisions in 1986
2,117
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,871
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
47
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
476
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal472.2%
  • Serious47622%
  • Slight1,59475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal511.8%
  • Serious56620%
  • Slight2,25479%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 2,117, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (14%)
  • Tuesday327 (15%)
  • Wednesday317 (15%)
  • Thursday282 (13%)
  • Friday353 (17%)
  • Saturday299 (14%)
  • Sunday236 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59327 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59291 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59339 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59483 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59313 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59239 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January168 (7.9%)
  • February116 (5.5%)
  • March186 (8.8%)
  • April146 (6.9%)
  • May202 (9.5%)
  • June152 (7.2%)
  • July163 (7.7%)
  • August159 (7.5%)
  • September162 (7.7%)
  • October219 (10%)
  • November221 (10%)
  • December223 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,485 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit388 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting230 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,598 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds287 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other84 (4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,229 (58%)
  • Wet or damp769 (36%)
  • Frost or ice88 (4.2%)
  • Snow24 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,058 (50%)
  • 40 mph164 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph55 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph693 (33%)
  • 70 mph147 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,742 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout130 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,682 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (15%)
  • Pedestrian358 (12%)
  • Cyclist183 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant114 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10111 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15167 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20679 (24%)
  • 21 to 25494 (17%)
  • 26 to 35434 (15%)
  • 36 to 45355 (12%)
  • 46 to 55209 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65161 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75104 (3.6%)
  • Over 7563 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,776 (62%)
  • Passenger737 (26%)
  • Pedestrian358 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,018 (72%)
  • Motorcycle439 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes308 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes121 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach56 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle38 (0.9%)
  • Minibus18 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
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 1986

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1986: 174, including 7 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413174242733
2ndA40147190425
3rdA4197118016
4thA40493134317
5thA4186278220
6thA40105580116
7thA4165057117
8thM25486919
9thM40478317
10thA4155455107
11thA355366024
12thA4213044110
13thB416305417
14thA412294118
15thA4273206
16thA4128273318
17thB474263015
18thA4094233218
19thB482223926
20thA422192506

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1986

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1986: 277.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1986

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1986: 117.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1986

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1986: 730.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years