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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,771 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2004, and 2,450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 281 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (1,773), and casualties rose from 2,405.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,771
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,450
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
39
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
281
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal392.2%
  • Serious28116%
  • Slight1,45182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal421.7%
  • Serious35915%
  • Slight2,04984%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,771, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday257 (15%)
  • Tuesday251 (14%)
  • Wednesday285 (16%)
  • Thursday271 (15%)
  • Friday307 (17%)
  • Saturday222 (13%)
  • Sunday178 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59275 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59260 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59273 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59408 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59291 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59163 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January176 (9.9%)
  • February117 (6.6%)
  • March154 (8.7%)
  • April123 (6.9%)
  • May151 (8.5%)
  • June141 (8%)
  • July142 (8%)
  • August143 (8.1%)
  • September143 (8.1%)
  • October166 (9.4%)
  • November160 (9%)
  • December155 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,238 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting222 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,420 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other67 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,089 (61%)
  • Wet or damp613 (35%)
  • Frost or ice47 (2.7%)
  • Mud10 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph695 (39%)
  • 40 mph127 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph661 (37%)
  • 70 mph253 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,310 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway256 (14%)
  • Roundabout166 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,809 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (8%)
  • Pedestrian188 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist102 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1074 (3%)
  • 11 to 15115 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20360 (15%)
  • 21 to 25326 (13%)
  • 26 to 35502 (20%)
  • 36 to 45432 (18%)
  • 46 to 55236 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65168 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7595 (3.9%)
  • Over 7568 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,683 (69%)
  • Passenger579 (24%)
  • Pedestrian188 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,686 (79%)
  • Motorcycle203 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes169 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2004

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2004, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2004

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2004: 122, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40122192220
2ndA40115158115
3rdA41392130319
4thA418011829
5thA4047694112
6thM256510018
7thA355476216
8thA4184260110
9thA4010395228
10thA4123141110
11thA4128314326
12thA4155293813
13thB416273928
14thA421223602
15thA416202605
16thB4009182415
17thM4182421
18thB482151700
19thB488142103
20thA4146131700

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2004

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2004: 220.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2004

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2004: 117.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2004

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2004: 575.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years