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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,968 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1987, and 2,737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 409 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (2,117), and casualties fell from 2,871.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,968
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,737
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
44
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
409
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal442.2%
  • Serious40921%
  • Slight1,51577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal471.7%
  • Serious47517%
  • Slight2,21581%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,968, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday295 (15%)
  • Tuesday232 (12%)
  • Wednesday329 (17%)
  • Thursday282 (14%)
  • Friday314 (16%)
  • Saturday281 (14%)
  • Sunday235 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59279 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59242 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59320 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59440 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59325 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59250 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (5.3%)
  • February135 (6.9%)
  • March149 (7.6%)
  • April146 (7.4%)
  • May176 (8.9%)
  • June160 (8.1%)
  • July198 (10%)
  • August160 (8.1%)
  • September160 (8.1%)
  • October194 (9.9%)
  • November201 (10%)
  • December185 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,335 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting272 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,490 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds316 (16%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other55 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,094 (56%)
  • Wet or damp796 (40%)
  • Frost or ice49 (2.5%)
  • Snow18 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph961 (49%)
  • 40 mph139 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph45 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph645 (33%)
  • 70 mph178 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,580 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (13%)
  • Roundabout112 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,737 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist337 (12%)
  • Pedestrian329 (12%)
  • Cyclist160 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant104 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1093 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15140 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20643 (23%)
  • 21 to 25480 (18%)
  • 26 to 35419 (15%)
  • 36 to 45349 (13%)
  • 46 to 55215 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65139 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7593 (3.4%)
  • Over 7572 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,698 (62%)
  • Passenger710 (26%)
  • Pedestrian329 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,931 (74%)
  • Motorcycle347 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes252 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes131 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle30 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1987: 132, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40132180223
2ndA413125177530
3rdA40488109016
4thA4184114223
5thM2569127311
6thM40539628
7thA4164550113
8thA418436229
9thA40104162110
10thA4155344507
11thA421335219
12thA4128313706
13thA4304006
14thA412295315
15thA355254416
16thB416253403
17thA422233004
18thB482233823
19thA4146223915
20thA4094202702

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1987

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1987: 283.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1987

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1987: 143.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1987

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1987: 659.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1987, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years