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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,022 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1998, and 2,862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (2,104), and casualties fell from 2,925.

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

Collisions in 1998
2,022
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,862
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
33
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1998 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal331.6%
  • Serious1979.7%
  • Slight1,79289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.3%
  • Serious2448.5%
  • Slight2,58190%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 2,022, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday295 (15%)
  • Tuesday308 (15%)
  • Wednesday321 (16%)
  • Thursday331 (16%)
  • Friday323 (16%)
  • Saturday242 (12%)
  • Sunday202 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59323 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59328 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59463 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59339 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59184 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January151 (7.5%)
  • February150 (7.4%)
  • March153 (7.6%)
  • April153 (7.6%)
  • May167 (8.3%)
  • June167 (8.3%)
  • July198 (9.8%)
  • August159 (7.9%)
  • September192 (9.5%)
  • October165 (8.2%)
  • November201 (9.9%)
  • December166 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,455 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting214 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,581 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds272 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other56 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded42 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,187 (59%)
  • Wet or damp740 (37%)
  • Frost or ice55 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph828 (41%)
  • 40 mph141 (7%)
  • 50 mph53 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph750 (37%)
  • 70 mph250 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,572 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway293 (14%)
  • Roundabout123 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,097 (73%)
  • Pedestrian220 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (7%)
  • Cyclist140 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant98 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10107 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15110 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20428 (15%)
  • 21 to 25360 (13%)
  • 26 to 35658 (23%)
  • 36 to 45422 (15%)
  • 46 to 55283 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65156 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7586 (3%)
  • Over 7572 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded126 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,912 (67%)
  • Passenger730 (26%)
  • Pedestrian220 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,160 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes198 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle194 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes172 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach54 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.6%)
  • Minibus22 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1998: 132, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40132182112
2ndM4012218429
3rdA413111165414
4thA40481126211
5thA418012327
6thM256710437
7thA4010465916
8thA4155425515
9thA418427126
10thA355385105
11thA416334200
12thA412314403
13thA421304004
14thA4128253713
15thA422233010
16thB416222803
17thA4094202201
18thB474202303
19thA4182700
20thM4182620

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1998

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1998: 234.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1998

MK18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1998: 122.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1998

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1998: 648.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1998, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years