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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,915 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1991, and 2,658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (2,089), and casualties fell from 2,864.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,915
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
2,658
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
33
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal331.7%
  • Serious23612%
  • Slight1,64686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.5%
  • Serious28311%
  • Slight2,33588%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,915, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (14%)
  • Tuesday251 (13%)
  • Wednesday265 (14%)
  • Thursday284 (15%)
  • Friday355 (19%)
  • Saturday263 (14%)
  • Sunday222 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59281 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59289 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59334 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59429 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59320 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January178 (9.3%)
  • February115 (6%)
  • March122 (6.4%)
  • April145 (7.6%)
  • May130 (6.8%)
  • June185 (9.7%)
  • July169 (8.8%)
  • August169 (8.8%)
  • September176 (9.2%)
  • October170 (8.9%)
  • November191 (10%)
  • December165 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,381 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting198 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,538 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,196 (62%)
  • Wet or damp606 (32%)
  • Frost or ice73 (3.8%)
  • Snow18 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph847 (44%)
  • 40 mph140 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph64 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph659 (34%)
  • 70 mph205 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,501 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway268 (14%)
  • Roundabout115 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,770 (67%)
  • Pedestrian282 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist168 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant101 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1092 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15127 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20519 (20%)
  • 21 to 25417 (16%)
  • 26 to 35537 (20%)
  • 36 to 45287 (11%)
  • 46 to 55218 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65125 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7595 (3.6%)
  • Over 7585 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded85 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,660 (62%)
  • Passenger716 (27%)
  • Pedestrian282 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,948 (76%)
  • Motorcycle251 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes228 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes148 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach50 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1991: 126, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40126178113
2ndA413124203419
3rdM40116167313
4thA4048299010
5thA417410236
6thM2563101010
7thA40105063210
8thA4155445702
9thA418447404
10thA355366216
11thA412323818
12thA421294722
13thA4128263636
14thA416242903
15thA422233702
16thB416222823
17thA4202814
18thA4146172801
19thB4443151900
20thA4094141802

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1991

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1991: 256.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1991

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1991: 114.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1991

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1991: 668.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years