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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2012, and 1,613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (1,242), and casualties fell from 1,693.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,169
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,613
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious16714%
  • Slight98284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious19712%
  • Slight1,39586%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,169, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (15%)
  • Tuesday169 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday137 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.4%)
  • February88 (7.5%)
  • March105 (9%)
  • April79 (6.8%)
  • May103 (8.8%)
  • June91 (7.8%)
  • July111 (9.5%)
  • August98 (8.4%)
  • September97 (8.3%)
  • October116 (9.9%)
  • November106 (9.1%)
  • December100 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds968 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other43 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry804 (69%)
  • Wet or damp314 (27%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph560 (48%)
  • 40 mph105 (9%)
  • 50 mph64 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph249 (21%)
  • 70 mph191 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout126 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,123 (70%)
  • Pedestrian148 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist121 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (3%)
  • 16 to 20226 (14%)
  • 21 to 25224 (14%)
  • 26 to 35341 (21%)
  • 36 to 45279 (17%)
  • 46 to 55202 (13%)
  • 56 to 65117 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.7%)
  • Over 7553 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,131 (70%)
  • Passenger334 (21%)
  • Pedestrian148 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,723 (78%)
  • Motorcycle131 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 10th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2012

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2012, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2012: 86, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4086142411
2ndA41377108213
3rdA4071103111
4thM25588924
5thA41557516
6thA404435004
7thA418304514
8thA4155273206
9thA4010243104
10thA355203113
11thA421203402
12thA412182607
13thA4128182100
14thA416172303
15thB416152402
16thA422142104
17thB4009141812
18thB4443121500
19thA4146111903
20thB474101001

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2012

Aylesbury had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2012: 123.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2012

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2012: 77.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2012

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2012: 388.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years