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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,121 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2014, and 1,527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (1,070), and casualties rose from 1,484.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,121
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,527
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious18917%
  • Slight91582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious21514%
  • Slight1,29185%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,121, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (16%)
  • Tuesday184 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (12%)
  • Thursday175 (16%)
  • Friday181 (16%)
  • Saturday140 (12%)
  • Sunday123 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (9.3%)
  • February83 (7.4%)
  • March85 (7.6%)
  • April88 (7.9%)
  • May94 (8.4%)
  • June100 (8.9%)
  • July105 (9.4%)
  • August104 (9.3%)
  • September75 (6.7%)
  • October93 (8.3%)
  • November104 (9.3%)
  • December86 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds897 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Other44 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry734 (65%)
  • Wet or damp337 (30%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2.8%)
  • Snow12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph548 (49%)
  • 40 mph105 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph74 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph245 (22%)
  • 70 mph148 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway786 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (13%)
  • Roundabout123 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,011 (66%)
  • Cyclist140 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian137 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1560 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20194 (13%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35289 (19%)
  • 36 to 45257 (17%)
  • 46 to 55211 (14%)
  • 56 to 65125 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7590 (5.9%)
  • Over 7547 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,076 (70%)
  • Passenger314 (21%)
  • Pedestrian137 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,577 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle136 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 14th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2014

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2014, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2014: 85, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4085114210
2ndA41376107312
3rdM4065107113
4thA41589037
5thM25456205
6thA404415504
7thA4010264104
8thA355202616
9thA418202503
10thA4155192704
11thA421192703
12thB416172203
13thA416161907
14thA412152111
15thA422152302
16thA4128141511
17thB4009121801
18thA4101303
19thA4094101302
20thB474101502

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2014

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2014: 136.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2014

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2014: 80.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2014

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2014: 387.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years