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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,432 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2008, and 1,996 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (1,609), and casualties fell from 2,407.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,432
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,996
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2008

1% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious18613%
  • Slight1,23286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious20310%
  • Slight1,77689%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,432, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (15%)
  • Wednesday228 (16%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday212 (15%)
  • Saturday173 (12%)
  • Sunday180 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59249 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59215 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59225 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (8.3%)
  • February118 (8.2%)
  • March104 (7.3%)
  • April112 (7.8%)
  • May127 (8.9%)
  • June107 (7.5%)
  • July136 (9.5%)
  • August105 (7.3%)
  • September113 (7.9%)
  • October130 (9.1%)
  • November144 (10%)
  • December117 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,017 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting151 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,155 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Other41 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry922 (64%)
  • Wet or damp439 (31%)
  • Frost or ice57 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph630 (44%)
  • 40 mph152 (11%)
  • 50 mph80 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph375 (26%)
  • 70 mph195 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (14%)
  • Roundabout164 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,446 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian148 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist101 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant71 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (2%)
  • 11 to 1584 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20355 (18%)
  • 21 to 25250 (13%)
  • 26 to 35412 (21%)
  • 36 to 45311 (16%)
  • 46 to 55211 (11%)
  • 56 to 65135 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3.4%)
  • Over 7565 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,410 (71%)
  • Passenger438 (22%)
  • Pedestrian148 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,064 (78%)
  • Motorcycle176 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2008

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2008, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2008: 111, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40111187212
2ndA40102133117
3rdA413100140214
4thM25548503
5thA41477105
6thA404456408
7thA418425715
8thA355344703
9thA4010314305
10thA416263114
11thA412253412
12thA4155202405
13thA4128182500
14thB416172403
15thA4162003
16thA4146141703
17thB488141902
18thB482132202
19thA421111802
20thB4009111101

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2008

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2008: 179.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2008

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2008: 97.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2008

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2008: 449.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years