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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2017, and 1,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2016 (966), and casualties fell from 1,300.

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

Collisions in 2017
779
Down 19% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,087
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
20
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2017

2.6% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight61879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight90884%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 779, down 19% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 779
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (17%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday113 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.2%)
  • February63 (8.1%)
  • March56 (7.2%)
  • April62 (8%)
  • May70 (9%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July66 (8.5%)
  • August57 (7.3%)
  • September68 (8.7%)
  • October59 (7.6%)
  • November71 (9.1%)
  • December62 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds663 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry558 (72%)
  • Wet or damp198 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph374 (48%)
  • 40 mph78 (10%)
  • 50 mph48 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph172 (22%)
  • 70 mph106 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (15%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant712 (66%)
  • Pedestrian108 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist95 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25114 (10%)
  • 26 to 35219 (20%)
  • 36 to 45193 (18%)
  • 46 to 55160 (15%)
  • 56 to 6587 (8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.1%)
  • Over 7556 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider762 (70%)
  • Passenger217 (20%)
  • Pedestrian108 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,156 (74%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 39th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2017

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2017, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2017

The M40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2017: 54, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40547318
2ndA40446303
3rdA4134050412
4thA404335102
5thM25314506
6thA41274726
7thA418263706
8thA4010172302
9thA412172302
10thA4155132112
11thA421121815
12thA355111402
13thA4101701
14thA416101101
15thA422101811
16thA414692202
17thB40097703
18thB41671002
19thA41285602
20thB44435501

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2017

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2017: 97.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2017

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2017: 50.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2017

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2017: 262.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years