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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 788 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2019, and 1,015 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (865), and casualties fell from 1,180.

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

Collisions in 2019
788
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,015
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14619%
  • Slight63380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious17117%
  • Slight83582%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 788, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 788
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (11%)
  • February51 (6.5%)
  • March54 (6.9%)
  • April58 (7.4%)
  • May70 (8.9%)
  • June69 (8.8%)
  • July62 (7.9%)
  • August68 (8.6%)
  • September73 (9.3%)
  • October71 (9%)
  • November70 (8.9%)
  • December59 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (73%)
  • Wet or damp188 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph405 (51%)
  • 40 mph93 (12%)
  • 50 mph48 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (19%)
  • 70 mph96 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (13%)
  • Roundabout97 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (66%)
  • Pedestrian124 (12%)
  • Cyclist91 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35215 (21%)
  • 36 to 45172 (17%)
  • 46 to 55148 (15%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.7%)
  • Over 7544 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider708 (70%)
  • Passenger183 (18%)
  • Pedestrian124 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,164 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 30th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2019

Aylesbury North, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2019, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A413 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2019: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4135779112
2ndM40528018
3rdA40485818
4thA41486317
5thA404323615
6thM25293702
7thA418222506
8thA416161800
9thA4010152303
10thA422142005
11thA4131404
12thA412131913
13thA355121810
14thA4128101202
15thB416101401
16thA42171102
17thB44437900
18thB40096803
19thB4886902
20thA41555502

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2019

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2019: 112.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2019

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2019: 52.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2019

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Aylesbury Vale had the most collisions in 2019: 273.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years