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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,004 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2001, and 2,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 305 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (2,073), and casualties fell from 2,882.

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

Collisions in 2001
2,004
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,830
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
38
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
305
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal381.9%
  • Serious30515%
  • Slight1,66183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.4%
  • Serious39114%
  • Slight2,39985%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 2,004, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (15%)
  • Tuesday297 (15%)
  • Wednesday322 (16%)
  • Thursday268 (13%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday281 (14%)
  • Sunday208 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59320 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59277 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59347 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59465 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59323 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January211 (11%)
  • February158 (7.9%)
  • March159 (7.9%)
  • April137 (6.8%)
  • May164 (8.2%)
  • June141 (7%)
  • July177 (8.8%)
  • August150 (7.5%)
  • September158 (7.9%)
  • October177 (8.8%)
  • November184 (9.2%)
  • December188 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,439 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting219 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,619 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other62 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,128 (56%)
  • Wet or damp709 (35%)
  • Frost or ice101 (5%)
  • Mud11 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph775 (39%)
  • 40 mph146 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph56 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph749 (37%)
  • 70 mph277 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,510 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway298 (15%)
  • Roundabout168 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,077 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian212 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist113 (4%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15106 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20453 (16%)
  • 21 to 25354 (13%)
  • 26 to 35633 (22%)
  • 36 to 45429 (15%)
  • 46 to 55303 (11%)
  • 56 to 65156 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7584 (3%)
  • Over 7589 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,926 (68%)
  • Passenger692 (24%)
  • Pedestrian212 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,056 (79%)
  • Motorcycle238 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes189 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes159 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.7%)
  • Minibus20 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2001

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2001, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2001: 135, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40135183215
2ndM40124185018
3rdA413115164225
4thM2585129011
5thA40484118314
6thA4182122115
7thA40105781311
8thA418405706
9thA355344746
10thA421325304
11thA4155303702
12thA416293407
13thA412284006
14thB416274312
15thB474243004
16thM4223816
17thA4128212800
18thA422212712
19thB482202925
20thB4009182304

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2001

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2001: 227.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2001

SL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2001: 123.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2001

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2001: 659.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years