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Buckinghamshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2022, and 880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (637), and casualties rose from 795.

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

Collisions in 2022
700
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
880
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Buckinghamshire in 2022

1.3% of collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Buckinghamshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious13119%
  • Slight56080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious14917%
  • Slight72282%

Buckinghamshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckinghamshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,274 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 700, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 700
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.1%)
  • February42 (6%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April55 (7.9%)
  • May57 (8.1%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July51 (7.3%)
  • August49 (7%)
  • September67 (9.6%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December68 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds584 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (76%)
  • Wet or damp139 (20%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph418 (60%)
  • 40 mph69 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph110 (16%)
  • 70 mph75 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (75%)
  • Roundabout85 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (59%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (9%)
  • 21 to 2587 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35217 (25%)
  • 36 to 45152 (17%)
  • 46 to 55118 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.5%)
  • Over 7541 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (69%)
  • Passenger154 (18%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (73%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Buckinghamshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Buckinghamshire had the 32nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Buckinghamshire in 2022

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Buckinghamshire in 2022, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Buckinghamshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A40 had the most collisions in Buckinghamshire in 2022: 67, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Buckinghamshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40677717
2ndA413445707
3rdA414151010
4thM25324504
5thM40294018
6thA404284004
7thA4010192302
8thA418162605
9thA4128111304
10thA4157101102
11thA416101201
12thB470101002
13thA35591212
14thA41291002
15thA41558903
16thB40097702
17thB4167802
18thA46802
19thA40946601
20thB4825702

Towns in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2022

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Buckinghamshire in 2022: 135.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire: crashes in 2022

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Buckinghamshire in 2022: 68.

Former districts in Buckinghamshire in 2022

Buckinghamshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2020. Of these, Wycombe had the most collisions in 2022: 250.

Latest crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Buckinghamshire in 2022, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Buckinghamshire road accidents in other years