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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,104 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1997, and 2,925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (2,015), and casualties rose from 2,864.

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

Collisions in 1997
2,104
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
2,925
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
35
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1997 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal351.7%
  • Serious2039.6%
  • Slight1,86689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal431.5%
  • Serious2488.5%
  • Slight2,63490%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 2,104, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday298 (14%)
  • Tuesday296 (14%)
  • Wednesday333 (16%)
  • Thursday306 (15%)
  • Friday366 (17%)
  • Saturday290 (14%)
  • Sunday215 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59353 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59331 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59347 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59472 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59352 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January190 (9%)
  • February153 (7.3%)
  • March162 (7.7%)
  • April156 (7.4%)
  • May158 (7.5%)
  • June171 (8.1%)
  • July184 (8.7%)
  • August170 (8.1%)
  • September158 (7.5%)
  • October219 (10%)
  • November217 (10%)
  • December166 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,544 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting218 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,678 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds255 (12%)
  • Fog or mist48 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,306 (62%)
  • Wet or damp721 (34%)
  • Frost or ice58 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph880 (42%)
  • 40 mph157 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph56 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph730 (35%)
  • 70 mph281 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,607 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway313 (15%)
  • Roundabout147 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,094 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian228 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist166 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant96 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 577 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1093 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15132 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20448 (15%)
  • 21 to 25392 (13%)
  • 26 to 35663 (23%)
  • 36 to 45397 (14%)
  • 46 to 55263 (9%)
  • 56 to 65162 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75107 (3.7%)
  • Over 7563 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded128 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,974 (67%)
  • Passenger723 (25%)
  • Pedestrian228 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,315 (79%)
  • Motorcycle242 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes219 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes158 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1997: 157, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40157211211
2ndA413140191614
3rdM4011015329
4thM259214615
5thA419113428
6thA4048512216
7thA4010689524
8thA416475104
9thA418467335
10thA355324414
11thA4155324205
12thA421315015
13thA412284503
14thA4128243402
15thA4146243505
16thB4009232803
17thA4203602
18thB482202611
19thM4202902
20thB416192701

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1997

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1997: 260.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1997

SL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1997: 126.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1997

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1997: 690.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years