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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,261 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2010, and 1,836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (1,367), and casualties fell from 1,960.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,261
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,836
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious16313%
  • Slight1,08086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious19811%
  • Slight1,61588%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,261, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (16%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday195 (15%)
  • Thursday203 (16%)
  • Friday192 (15%)
  • Saturday153 (12%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59197 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (6.7%)
  • February90 (7.1%)
  • March113 (9%)
  • April101 (8%)
  • May105 (8.3%)
  • June130 (10%)
  • July96 (7.6%)
  • August97 (7.7%)
  • September100 (7.9%)
  • October131 (10%)
  • November120 (9.5%)
  • December93 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight920 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,050 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry872 (69%)
  • Wet or damp283 (22%)
  • Frost or ice75 (5.9%)
  • Snow30 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph578 (46%)
  • 40 mph106 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph88 (7%)
  • 60 mph290 (23%)
  • 70 mph197 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (16%)
  • Roundabout127 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,302 (71%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist105 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20264 (14%)
  • 21 to 25244 (13%)
  • 26 to 35384 (21%)
  • 36 to 45286 (16%)
  • 46 to 55223 (12%)
  • 56 to 65132 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.5%)
  • Over 7571 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,253 (68%)
  • Passenger450 (25%)
  • Pedestrian133 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,870 (79%)
  • Motorcycle133 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Buckinghamshire ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 12th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2010

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2010, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2010: 107, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4010716228
2ndA40102146117
3rdA41371120313
4thM25548513
5thA41539616
6thA404376514
7thA418334413
8thA4010274212
9thA355264202
10thA4155253515
11thA412222812
12thB416213005
13thA421203105
14thA4128152002
15thA416151903
16thM4142403
17thA4146132101
18thA422132002
19thB474111101
20thB400991502

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2010

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2010: 133.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2010

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2010: 83.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2010

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2010: 406.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years