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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,773 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2003, and 2,405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (1,853), and casualties fell from 2,501.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,773
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
2,405
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
41
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412.3%
  • Serious26115%
  • Slight1,47183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.8%
  • Serious34915%
  • Slight2,01284%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,773, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday254 (14%)
  • Tuesday259 (15%)
  • Wednesday279 (16%)
  • Thursday300 (17%)
  • Friday281 (16%)
  • Saturday209 (12%)
  • Sunday191 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59265 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59226 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59309 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59411 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59301 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January161 (9.1%)
  • February129 (7.3%)
  • March144 (8.1%)
  • April117 (6.6%)
  • May150 (8.5%)
  • June160 (9%)
  • July140 (7.9%)
  • August141 (8%)
  • September143 (8.1%)
  • October152 (8.6%)
  • November167 (9.4%)
  • December169 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,238 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting218 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,453 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (10%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other66 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp488 (28%)
  • Frost or ice67 (3.8%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.6%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph712 (40%)
  • 40 mph145 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph49 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph627 (35%)
  • 70 mph239 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,307 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (15%)
  • Roundabout183 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,749 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian188 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist95 (4%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1596 (4%)
  • 16 to 20408 (17%)
  • 21 to 25342 (14%)
  • 26 to 35484 (20%)
  • 36 to 45399 (17%)
  • 46 to 55248 (10%)
  • 56 to 65161 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7593 (3.9%)
  • Over 7559 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,648 (69%)
  • Passenger569 (24%)
  • Pedestrian188 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,645 (78%)
  • Motorcycle242 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes139 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 11th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2003

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2003, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2003: 125, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40125160124
2ndA413119162424
3rdM40115171323
4thA418211438
5thA4046894111
6thM25567416
7thA355546609
8thA418527126
9thA4010435818
10thA416344605
11thA4155304106
12thA412263613
13thA421223314
14thA4212502
15thA4128213220
16thB482193216
17thB4009172213
18thB4011152106
19thB416152012
20thA422142021

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2003

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2003: 199.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2003

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2003: 111.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2003

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2003: 575.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years