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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 865 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2018, and 1,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2017 (779), and casualties rose from 1,087.

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

Collisions in 2018
865
Up 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,180
Up 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious12915%
  • Slight72584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious14612%
  • Slight1,02287%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 865, up 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 865
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (17%)
  • Friday118 (14%)
  • Saturday105 (12%)
  • Sunday120 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.7%)
  • February64 (7.4%)
  • March67 (7.7%)
  • April66 (7.6%)
  • May87 (10%)
  • June82 (9.5%)
  • July85 (9.8%)
  • August58 (6.7%)
  • September69 (8%)
  • October62 (7.2%)
  • November74 (8.6%)
  • December76 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds720 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry622 (72%)
  • Wet or damp213 (25%)
  • Snow15 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph415 (48%)
  • 40 mph91 (11%)
  • 50 mph61 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph187 (22%)
  • 70 mph111 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (14%)
  • Roundabout89 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (65%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist96 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (11%)
  • 21 to 25134 (11%)
  • 26 to 35245 (21%)
  • 36 to 45179 (15%)
  • 46 to 55164 (14%)
  • 56 to 65110 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.2%)
  • Over 7558 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (71%)
  • Passenger220 (19%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,257 (76%)
  • Motorcycle120 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 25th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2018

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2018, with 33 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2018: 63, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4136390113
2ndA40628219
3rdM40558616
4thA41375104
5thA404334616
6thM25334702
7thA4010294413
8thA418243501
9thA355172604
10thA412162202
11thA421121802
12thA416101004
13thB482101201
14thB489101712
15thA491202
16thA414691301
17thA415591002
18thB41691411
19thA42281501
20thB4748801

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2018

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2018: 113.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2018

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2018: 59.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2018

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2018: 297.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years