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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,726 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2006, and 2,488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (1,702), and casualties rose from 2,438.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,726
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
2,488
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
23
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious23013%
  • Slight1,47385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251%
  • Serious26611%
  • Slight2,19788%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,726, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (14%)
  • Tuesday259 (15%)
  • Wednesday270 (16%)
  • Thursday265 (15%)
  • Friday275 (16%)
  • Saturday237 (14%)
  • Sunday185 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59305 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59238 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59279 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7.1%)
  • February132 (7.6%)
  • March150 (8.7%)
  • April116 (6.7%)
  • May154 (8.9%)
  • June123 (7.1%)
  • July144 (8.3%)
  • August134 (7.8%)
  • September158 (9.2%)
  • October156 (9%)
  • November177 (10%)
  • December159 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,220 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting218 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,378 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other61 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,123 (65%)
  • Wet or damp540 (31%)
  • Frost or ice56 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph611 (35%)
  • 40 mph163 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph71 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph619 (36%)
  • 70 mph262 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,281 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway277 (16%)
  • Roundabout130 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,886 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (8%)
  • Pedestrian151 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist98 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant74 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1053 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1598 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20414 (17%)
  • 21 to 25316 (13%)
  • 26 to 35525 (21%)
  • 36 to 45420 (17%)
  • 46 to 55284 (11%)
  • 56 to 65182 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7578 (3.1%)
  • Over 7556 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,778 (71%)
  • Passenger559 (22%)
  • Pedestrian151 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,586 (78%)
  • Motorcycle196 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes181 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes154 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2006

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2006, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2006

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2006: 130, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40130210112
2ndA413111156120
3rdA40104138114
4thA4188118110
5thA4047411037
6thM25659307
7thA4185580211
8thA355395106
9thA412385408
10thA4010354604
11thA4128233106
12thA4146233614
13thA416232702
14thB416223203
15thA421214213
16thM4192901
17thA422182801
18thB4009183002
19thA4172103
20thA4155162002

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2006

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2006: 184.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2006

HP22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2006: 111.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2006

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2006: 608.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2006, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years