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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,122 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1989, and 2,968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 400 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (2,085), and casualties rose from 2,881.

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

Collisions in 1989
2,122
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,968
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
46
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
400
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.2%
  • Serious40019%
  • Slight1,67679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal481.6%
  • Serious46516%
  • Slight2,45583%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 2,122, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday271 (13%)
  • Tuesday289 (14%)
  • Wednesday318 (15%)
  • Thursday364 (17%)
  • Friday352 (17%)
  • Saturday275 (13%)
  • Sunday253 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59311 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59338 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59364 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59449 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59315 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59238 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January170 (8%)
  • February145 (6.8%)
  • March148 (7%)
  • April172 (8.1%)
  • May191 (9%)
  • June160 (7.5%)
  • July146 (6.9%)
  • August197 (9.3%)
  • September211 (9.9%)
  • October213 (10%)
  • November209 (9.8%)
  • December160 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,535 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting221 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,691 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds268 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist28 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,351 (64%)
  • Wet or damp719 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (1.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,014 (48%)
  • 40 mph161 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph60 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph665 (31%)
  • 70 mph216 (10%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,656 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway304 (14%)
  • Roundabout125 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,916 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (11%)
  • Pedestrian296 (10%)
  • Cyclist207 (7%)
  • Van occupant113 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10100 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15164 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20682 (23%)
  • 21 to 25471 (16%)
  • 26 to 35499 (17%)
  • 36 to 45336 (11%)
  • 46 to 55222 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65170 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75111 (3.7%)
  • Over 7584 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded60 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,876 (63%)
  • Passenger796 (27%)
  • Pedestrian296 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,184 (74%)
  • Motorcycle325 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes262 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes167 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 11th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1989: 143, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413143206524
2ndA40125168219
3rdA4194167019
4thM2592144111
5thA40487133215
6thA4186691411
7thM406190311
8thA4155476826
9thA4164455213
10thA40104259012
11thA355406514
12thA4128365003
13thA4324509
14thA412293626
15thA421294818
16thB474294105
17thB416273726
18thM4264307
19thA4094243007
20thA4157212613

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1989

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1989: 238.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1989

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1989: 127.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1989

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 1989: 676.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years