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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,702 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2005, and 2,438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (1,771), and casualties fell from 2,450.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,702
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,438
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
39
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2005

2.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal392.3%
  • Serious23014%
  • Slight1,43384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.6%
  • Serious28412%
  • Slight2,11487%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,702, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (14%)
  • Tuesday270 (16%)
  • Wednesday261 (15%)
  • Thursday244 (14%)
  • Friday310 (18%)
  • Saturday225 (13%)
  • Sunday161 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59224 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59238 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59400 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59269 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59171 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January142 (8.3%)
  • February111 (6.5%)
  • March121 (7.1%)
  • April134 (7.9%)
  • May125 (7.3%)
  • June137 (8%)
  • July143 (8.4%)
  • August139 (8.2%)
  • September152 (8.9%)
  • October162 (9.5%)
  • November165 (9.7%)
  • December171 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,168 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting228 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,388 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,105 (65%)
  • Wet or damp546 (32%)
  • Frost or ice39 (2.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph613 (36%)
  • 40 mph124 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph43 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph649 (38%)
  • 70 mph273 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,232 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway280 (16%)
  • Roundabout143 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,834 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian165 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist82 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant66 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1052 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 15105 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20407 (17%)
  • 21 to 25310 (13%)
  • 26 to 35503 (21%)
  • 36 to 45420 (17%)
  • 46 to 55249 (10%)
  • 56 to 65156 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7585 (3.5%)
  • Over 7582 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,700 (70%)
  • Passenger573 (24%)
  • Pedestrian165 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,517 (78%)
  • Motorcycle207 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes162 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 11th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2005

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2005, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2005: 125, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40125208220
2ndA413118157120
3rdA4093142318
4thA418413949
5thM258010817
6thA418558728
7thA404537515
8thA4010425604
9thA355364514
10thA4123565012
11thA416283803
12thA4128242915
13thB4009223735
14thA4146213311
15thA421182720
16thA422182403
17thA4155172204
18thB416172703
19thB482163213
20thM4151811

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2005

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2005: 176.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2005

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2005: 112.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2005

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2005: 557.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years