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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,242 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2011, and 1,693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (1,261), and casualties fell from 1,836.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,242
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,693
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2011

1.4% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious16814%
  • Slight1,05785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious19411%
  • Slight1,48187%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,242, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday180 (14%)
  • Wednesday184 (15%)
  • Thursday184 (15%)
  • Friday226 (18%)
  • Saturday172 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (7.8%)
  • February86 (6.9%)
  • March105 (8.5%)
  • April79 (6.4%)
  • May109 (8.8%)
  • June109 (8.8%)
  • July90 (7.2%)
  • August90 (7.2%)
  • September125 (10%)
  • October116 (9.3%)
  • November115 (9.3%)
  • December121 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight816 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,063 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry921 (74%)
  • Wet or damp288 (23%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph592 (48%)
  • 40 mph109 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph72 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph281 (23%)
  • 70 mph188 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway875 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (15%)
  • Roundabout129 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,193 (70%)
  • Pedestrian170 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (9%)
  • Cyclist96 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20267 (16%)
  • 21 to 25226 (13%)
  • 26 to 35350 (21%)
  • 36 to 45277 (16%)
  • 46 to 55203 (12%)
  • 56 to 65134 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.1%)
  • Over 7547 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,191 (70%)
  • Passenger332 (20%)
  • Pedestrian170 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,845 (79%)
  • Motorcycle160 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 9th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2011

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2011, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2011: 96, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41396131213
2ndM4091137013
3rdA408110934
4thM25548513
5thA41486508
6thA4010426108
7thA404385722
8thA355304204
9thA418304311
10thA416272914
11thA4155192202
12thA421172701
13thB4009141802
14thA4128131500
15thA412121521
16thB474121901
17thA4146111810
18thB416111501
19thB4443111402
20thA4101101

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2011

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2011: 172.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2011

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2011: 92.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2011

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2011: 402.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years