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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2013, and 1,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (1,169), and casualties fell from 1,613.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,070
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,484
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious16916%
  • Slight88182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious19913%
  • Slight1,26385%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,070, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (17%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday192 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59188 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.8%)
  • February72 (6.7%)
  • March67 (6.3%)
  • April65 (6.1%)
  • May102 (9.5%)
  • June96 (9%)
  • July102 (9.5%)
  • August84 (7.9%)
  • September88 (8.2%)
  • October106 (9.9%)
  • November89 (8.3%)
  • December116 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds894 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry716 (67%)
  • Wet or damp289 (27%)
  • Frost or ice44 (4.1%)
  • Snow20 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph518 (48%)
  • 40 mph110 (10%)
  • 50 mph71 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph215 (20%)
  • 70 mph155 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway751 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (15%)
  • Roundabout120 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,010 (68%)
  • Pedestrian137 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20170 (11%)
  • 21 to 25212 (14%)
  • 26 to 35301 (20%)
  • 36 to 45225 (15%)
  • 46 to 55216 (15%)
  • 56 to 65130 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.7%)
  • Over 7568 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,034 (70%)
  • Passenger313 (21%)
  • Pedestrian137 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,521 (75%)
  • Motorcycle128 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 13th most road collisions in 2013.

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

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2013

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2013, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2013: 72, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4072106013
2ndA41367102213
3rdM40659327
4thA41537104
5thM25435704
6thA404426204
7thA418355327
8thA4010284216
9thA355202804
10thA416192610
11thA412182402
12thA421182306
13thA4128172404
14thA4146162116
15thA4155162001
16thB416152003
17thA4142504
18thA422142313
19thB4009131901
20thA409491002

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2013

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2013: 131.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2013

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2013: 64.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2013

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2013: 357.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years