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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,011 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1992, and 2,837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 267 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (1,915), and casualties rose from 2,658.

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

Collisions in 1992
2,011
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
2,837
Up 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
46
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
267
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1992

2.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1992 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.3%
  • Serious26713%
  • Slight1,69884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal491.7%
  • Serious33712%
  • Slight2,45186%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 2,011, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (15%)
  • Tuesday277 (14%)
  • Wednesday305 (15%)
  • Thursday293 (15%)
  • Friday345 (17%)
  • Saturday269 (13%)
  • Sunday230 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59286 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59281 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59340 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59474 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59339 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59182 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January165 (8.2%)
  • February130 (6.5%)
  • March167 (8.3%)
  • April141 (7%)
  • May197 (9.8%)
  • June175 (8.7%)
  • July165 (8.2%)
  • August147 (7.3%)
  • September173 (8.6%)
  • October162 (8.1%)
  • November207 (10%)
  • December182 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,424 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting206 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,496 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds327 (16%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other62 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,162 (58%)
  • Wet or damp755 (38%)
  • Frost or ice49 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph895 (45%)
  • 40 mph144 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph722 (36%)
  • 70 mph211 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,596 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway247 (12%)
  • Roundabout134 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,943 (68%)
  • Pedestrian275 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (9%)
  • Cyclist161 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15169 (6%)
  • 16 to 20538 (19%)
  • 21 to 25420 (15%)
  • 26 to 35543 (19%)
  • 36 to 45326 (11%)
  • 46 to 55246 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65138 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7599 (3.5%)
  • Over 7581 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded106 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,798 (63%)
  • Passenger764 (27%)
  • Pedestrian275 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,176 (79%)
  • Motorcycle249 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes214 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes136 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle41 (1%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1%)
  • Minibus17 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1992: 154, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40154212524
2ndA413116160217
3rdA4048912336
4thA418512236
5thM408312838
6thM25518017
7thA4185073111
8thA4010476115
9thA4155455815
10thA355405733
11thA4123549110
12thA4128335236
13thA416333700
14thB416283504
15thA421264112
16thA422243824
17thB474242913
18thA4094233101
19thB4009183002
20thA4172603

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1992

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1992: 271.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1992

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1992: 123.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1992

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1992: 705.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years