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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,089 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1990, and 2,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 378 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (2,122), and casualties fell from 2,968.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,089
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,864
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
38
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
378
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal381.8%
  • Serious37818%
  • Slight1,67380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal471.6%
  • Serious44416%
  • Slight2,37383%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,089, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday312 (15%)
  • Tuesday272 (13%)
  • Wednesday304 (15%)
  • Thursday310 (15%)
  • Friday366 (18%)
  • Saturday292 (14%)
  • Sunday233 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59311 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59274 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59326 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59499 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59340 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59241 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January205 (9.8%)
  • February153 (7.3%)
  • March161 (7.7%)
  • April141 (6.7%)
  • May175 (8.4%)
  • June177 (8.5%)
  • July191 (9.1%)
  • August156 (7.5%)
  • September200 (9.6%)
  • October186 (8.9%)
  • November192 (9.2%)
  • December152 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,480 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit339 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting246 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,669 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other54 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,368 (65%)
  • Wet or damp674 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph945 (45%)
  • 40 mph130 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph66 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph751 (36%)
  • 70 mph193 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,652 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (14%)
  • Roundabout122 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,896 (66%)
  • Pedestrian320 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist308 (11%)
  • Cyclist173 (6%)
  • Van occupant86 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10114 (4%)
  • 11 to 15165 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20623 (22%)
  • 21 to 25488 (17%)
  • 26 to 35520 (18%)
  • 36 to 45349 (12%)
  • 46 to 55209 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65148 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7580 (2.8%)
  • Over 7564 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,798 (63%)
  • Passenger746 (26%)
  • Pedestrian320 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,242 (77%)
  • Motorcycle313 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes214 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes161 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 12th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1990: 143, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40143171421
2ndA413140214324
3rdA40487118314
4thM257813517
5thA417498020
6thA4186695310
7thM40648708
8thA40105876014
9thA4155526818
10thA416394917
11thA355354713
12thA412324616
13thA421315026
14thB416284217
15thM4273612
16thA4128263004
17thA422223806
18thB4011202513
19thA4182303
20thA4146172704

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1990

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1990: 278.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1990

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1990: 125.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1990

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1990: 689.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years