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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,015 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1996, and 2,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (1,775), and casualties rose from 2,539.

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

Collisions in 1996
2,015
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,864
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
41
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1996

2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412%
  • Serious23111%
  • Slight1,74387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal481.7%
  • Serious28910%
  • Slight2,52788%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 2,015, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday272 (13%)
  • Tuesday286 (14%)
  • Wednesday304 (15%)
  • Thursday318 (16%)
  • Friday358 (18%)
  • Saturday249 (12%)
  • Sunday228 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59332 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59276 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59330 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59423 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59359 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59195 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (6.7%)
  • February177 (8.8%)
  • March131 (6.5%)
  • April124 (6.2%)
  • May167 (8.3%)
  • June162 (8%)
  • July165 (8.2%)
  • August156 (7.7%)
  • September181 (9%)
  • October200 (9.9%)
  • November214 (11%)
  • December203 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,392 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit320 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,598 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist28 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other72 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,274 (63%)
  • Wet or damp608 (30%)
  • Frost or ice79 (3.9%)
  • Snow24 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph848 (42%)
  • 40 mph143 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph44 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph759 (38%)
  • 70 mph220 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,578 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (13%)
  • Roundabout150 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,099 (73%)
  • Pedestrian223 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist158 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant88 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1091 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15147 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20499 (17%)
  • 21 to 25412 (14%)
  • 26 to 35618 (22%)
  • 36 to 45348 (12%)
  • 46 to 55253 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65135 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7595 (3.3%)
  • Over 7576 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded124 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,870 (65%)
  • Passenger771 (27%)
  • Pedestrian223 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,133 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes217 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle187 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes139 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach47 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (0.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1996: 141, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413141201316
2ndA40124170110
3rdM409014129
4thA4048811514
5thA418612937
6thM257814019
7thA4010568636
8thA418476413
9thA4155436716
10thA355396005
11thA412344617
12thA416334405
13thA421295134
14thA4128264114
15thA4094253105
16thB482254225
17thB474242904
18thA422223412
19thB416223102
20thA4202703

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1996

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1996: 224.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1996

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1996: 135.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1996

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1996: 654.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years