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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,853 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2002, and 2,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 288 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (2,004), and casualties fell from 2,830.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,853
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,501
Down 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
42
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
288
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal422.3%
  • Serious28816%
  • Slight1,52382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal502%
  • Serious34714%
  • Slight2,10484%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,853, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday264 (14%)
  • Tuesday255 (14%)
  • Wednesday324 (17%)
  • Thursday280 (15%)
  • Friday316 (17%)
  • Saturday220 (12%)
  • Sunday194 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59265 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59459 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59323 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59172 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (7.3%)
  • February154 (8.3%)
  • March152 (8.2%)
  • April159 (8.6%)
  • May148 (8%)
  • June143 (7.7%)
  • July165 (8.9%)
  • August129 (7%)
  • September156 (8.4%)
  • October165 (8.9%)
  • November184 (9.9%)
  • December163 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,297 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting222 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,409 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds263 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist28 (1.5%)
  • Other55 (3%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,122 (61%)
  • Wet or damp673 (36%)
  • Frost or ice32 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph774 (42%)
  • 40 mph158 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph37 (2%)
  • 60 mph631 (34%)
  • 70 mph253 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,363 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (14%)
  • Roundabout180 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,728 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (10%)
  • Pedestrian211 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist118 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1073 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15109 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20376 (15%)
  • 21 to 25315 (13%)
  • 26 to 35537 (21%)
  • 36 to 45411 (16%)
  • 46 to 55287 (11%)
  • 56 to 65147 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7583 (3.3%)
  • Over 7572 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,685 (67%)
  • Passenger605 (24%)
  • Pedestrian211 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,706 (77%)
  • Motorcycle261 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes147 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 12th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2002

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2002, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2002: 127, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40127169222
2ndM40114157412
3rdA413111154225
4thA4191134025
5thA40476111311
6thM2572145212
7thA4184772410
8thA355466133
9thA4010456216
10thA4128364127
11thA4155324126
12thA412263708
13thA421243112
14thA416232704
15thB4009192212
16thA4094182405
17thB416172112
18thM4172002
19thA4146152305
20thA422151711

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2002

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2002: 233.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2002

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2002: 121.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2002

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2002: 599.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2002, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years