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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,005 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2015, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (1,121), and casualties fell from 1,527.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,005
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,367
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2015

2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious20721%
  • Slight77877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious23617%
  • Slight1,11081%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,005, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,005
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday163 (16%)
  • Thursday160 (16%)
  • Friday160 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.9%)
  • February83 (8.3%)
  • March82 (8.2%)
  • April77 (7.7%)
  • May80 (8%)
  • June81 (8.1%)
  • July88 (8.8%)
  • August67 (6.7%)
  • September99 (9.9%)
  • October102 (10%)
  • November79 (7.9%)
  • December78 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds826 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry687 (68%)
  • Wet or damp291 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph471 (47%)
  • 40 mph119 (12%)
  • 50 mph55 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph224 (22%)
  • 70 mph135 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (13%)
  • Roundabout115 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant899 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (11%)
  • Pedestrian122 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist116 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (12%)
  • 21 to 25195 (14%)
  • 26 to 35276 (20%)
  • 36 to 45204 (15%)
  • 46 to 55201 (15%)
  • 56 to 6597 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7571 (5.2%)
  • Over 7548 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider966 (71%)
  • Passenger279 (20%)
  • Pedestrian122 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,455 (75%)
  • Motorcycle157 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 17th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2015

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2015, with 43 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2015: 68, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406890013
2ndA4136276313
3rdA416079112
4thM405582313
5thA404365006
6thM25336207
7thA418243203
8thA355202833
9thA4146203310
10thA4155202215
11thB416182504
12thA4172004
13thA421172713
14thA412162503
15thA4010151711
16thA416151804
17thA422122002
18thA409481005
19thB400981412
20thM48800

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2015

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2015: 124.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2015

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2015: 64.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2015

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2015: 363.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years