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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,026 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1999, and 2,815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 329 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (2,022), and casualties fell from 2,862.

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

Collisions in 1999
2,026
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,815
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
36
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
329
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 1999

1.8% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal361.8%
  • Serious32916%
  • Slight1,66182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.3%
  • Serious40714%
  • Slight2,37184%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 2,026, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday325 (16%)
  • Tuesday314 (15%)
  • Wednesday274 (14%)
  • Thursday307 (15%)
  • Friday348 (17%)
  • Saturday231 (11%)
  • Sunday227 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59352 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59311 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59454 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59360 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January163 (8%)
  • February137 (6.8%)
  • March135 (6.7%)
  • April147 (7.3%)
  • May169 (8.3%)
  • June148 (7.3%)
  • July170 (8.4%)
  • August178 (8.8%)
  • September189 (9.3%)
  • October194 (9.6%)
  • November222 (11%)
  • December174 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,461 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting223 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,573 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds287 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,266 (62%)
  • Wet or damp676 (33%)
  • Frost or ice72 (3.6%)
  • Mud6 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph848 (42%)
  • 40 mph168 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph36 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph703 (35%)
  • 70 mph271 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,476 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway340 (17%)
  • Roundabout146 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,037 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (9%)
  • Pedestrian219 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist136 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant59 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1098 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15121 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20417 (15%)
  • 21 to 25377 (13%)
  • 26 to 35587 (21%)
  • 36 to 45416 (15%)
  • 46 to 55255 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65158 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7582 (2.9%)
  • Over 7574 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded170 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,897 (67%)
  • Passenger699 (25%)
  • Pedestrian219 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,143 (79%)
  • Motorcycle256 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes158 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle34 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus18 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 1999: 139, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40139198030
2ndM40115188323
3rdA413106147326
4thM2595140010
5thA419112449
6thA404699729
7thA4010557407
8thA418557836
9thA412486657
10thA416374603
11thA355344905
12thA4155314202
13thB416284003
14thA4128263706
15thA421264325
16thA422213404
17thB4009182004
18thB474182101
19thA4162001
20thA4094162002

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1999

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 1999: 264.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 1999

SL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 1999: 124.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 1999

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 1999: 667.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 1999, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years