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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2016, and 1,300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (1,005), and casualties fell from 1,367.

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

Collisions in 2016
966
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,300
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
21
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious18719%
  • Slight75878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious20816%
  • Slight1,07182%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 966, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 966
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (9.2%)
  • February77 (8%)
  • March72 (7.5%)
  • April63 (6.5%)
  • May94 (9.7%)
  • June63 (6.5%)
  • July85 (8.8%)
  • August85 (8.8%)
  • September87 (9%)
  • October89 (9.2%)
  • November82 (8.5%)
  • December80 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds823 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry712 (74%)
  • Wet or damp224 (23%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph480 (50%)
  • 40 mph79 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph57 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph213 (22%)
  • 70 mph135 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (14%)
  • Roundabout100 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant860 (66%)
  • Pedestrian135 (10%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35258 (20%)
  • 36 to 45207 (16%)
  • 46 to 55183 (14%)
  • 56 to 65119 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.9%)
  • Over 7557 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider905 (70%)
  • Passenger260 (20%)
  • Pedestrian135 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,398 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle111 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 18th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2016

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2016, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2016: 67, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406783110
2ndA4135787210
3rdM405678315
4thA41466703
5thA4044052211
6thM25396607
7thA4010324006
8thA418223005
9thA421182523
10thA4146172202
11thA416162306
12thA355142215
13thA4094122202
14thA422112203
15thB416111203
16thA412101432
17thA41289902
18thM481310
19thB47071101
20thA41556800

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2016

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2016: 122.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2016

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2016: 68.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2016

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2016: 340.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years