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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,085 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1988, and 2,881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 415 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (1,968), and casualties rose from 2,737.

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

Collisions in 1988
2,085
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,881
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
42
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
415
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1988

2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal422%
  • Serious41520%
  • Slight1,62878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.5%
  • Serious49917%
  • Slight2,33881%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,085, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday291 (14%)
  • Tuesday290 (14%)
  • Wednesday326 (16%)
  • Thursday315 (15%)
  • Friday353 (17%)
  • Saturday281 (13%)
  • Sunday229 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59328 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59329 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59494 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59317 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59228 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January180 (8.6%)
  • February151 (7.2%)
  • March183 (8.8%)
  • April135 (6.5%)
  • May168 (8.1%)
  • June161 (7.7%)
  • July181 (8.7%)
  • August155 (7.4%)
  • September186 (8.9%)
  • October188 (9%)
  • November229 (11%)
  • December168 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,467 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit367 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting229 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,679 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,257 (60%)
  • Wet or damp763 (37%)
  • Frost or ice55 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph992 (48%)
  • 40 mph156 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph59 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph677 (32%)
  • 70 mph196 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,655 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (13%)
  • Roundabout141 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,883 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist350 (12%)
  • Pedestrian318 (11%)
  • Cyclist161 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant101 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3%)
  • 11 to 15168 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20700 (24%)
  • 21 to 25475 (16%)
  • 26 to 35466 (16%)
  • 36 to 45359 (12%)
  • 46 to 55212 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65144 (5%)
  • 66 to 7587 (3%)
  • Over 7570 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,794 (62%)
  • Passenger769 (27%)
  • Pedestrian318 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,154 (75%)
  • Motorcycle349 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes248 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes146 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach68 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle37 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1988: 140, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413140202429
2ndA40132175428
3rdA404100131321
4thM258212207
5thA417094020
6thA4185783012
7thA4165671010
8thA40105367012
9thM405075210
10thA4155466307
11thA355365817
12thA4213464310
13thA43243110
14thA4128324604
15thA412294016
16thB416294502
17thM4233316
18thB474223305
19thA4146203216
20thB4443202704

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1988

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1988: 260.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1988

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1988: 120.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1988

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1988: 656.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years