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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,073 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2000, and 2,882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 297 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (2,026), and casualties rose from 2,815.

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

Collisions in 2000
2,073
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,882
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
31
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
297
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal311.5%
  • Serious29714%
  • Slight1,74584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.1%
  • Serious36513%
  • Slight2,48486%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 2,073, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday296 (14%)
  • Tuesday282 (14%)
  • Wednesday290 (14%)
  • Thursday327 (16%)
  • Friday374 (18%)
  • Saturday287 (14%)
  • Sunday217 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59350 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59306 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59324 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59457 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59332 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January175 (8.4%)
  • February154 (7.4%)
  • March156 (7.5%)
  • April186 (9%)
  • May161 (7.8%)
  • June130 (6.3%)
  • July175 (8.4%)
  • August171 (8.2%)
  • September178 (8.6%)
  • October203 (9.8%)
  • November200 (9.6%)
  • December184 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,474 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting201 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown82 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,443 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds327 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded187 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,116 (54%)
  • Wet or damp732 (35%)
  • Frost or ice44 (2.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded160 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph842 (41%)
  • 40 mph141 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph64 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph711 (34%)
  • 70 mph314 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,513 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway352 (17%)
  • Roundabout177 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,111 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian221 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist128 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1088 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15132 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20453 (16%)
  • 21 to 25335 (12%)
  • 26 to 35668 (23%)
  • 36 to 45426 (15%)
  • 46 to 55287 (10%)
  • 56 to 65149 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7597 (3.4%)
  • Over 7567 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded133 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,969 (68%)
  • Passenger692 (24%)
  • Pedestrian221 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,152 (79%)
  • Motorcycle249 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes165 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1%)
  • Other vehicle37 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus19 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2000

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2000 in Buckinghamshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2000: 140, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA413140193332
2ndM40132209315
3rdA40128187124
4thM25100149011
5thA40485122211
6thA418211507
7thA40106792110
8thA418466717
9thA355405405
10thA421374904
11thA422324906
12thA4155314024
13thA412304324
14thA416283203
15thM4273704
16thA4128213114
17thB416202700
18thB482182605
19thA4094172302
20thB4011162205

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2000

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2000: 252.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2000

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2000: 110.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2000

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2000: 668.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years