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South Bucks road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1980, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 1979 (375), and casualties fell from 519.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,877 collisions in South Bucks.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
246
Down 34% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
315
Down 39% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
41% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1980

2.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious10141%
  • Slight13856%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious11938%
  • Slight18860%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 246, down 34% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 246
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157208
2024114144
2023106132
2022148197
2021151200
2020122152
2019175240
2018201271
2017177244
2016215292
2015228312
2014249352
2013271377
2012286425
2011309431
2010318452
2009308440
2008355500
2007375669
2006411587
2005390572
2004392565
2003407549
2002425610
2001444642
2000489697
1999490707
1998458647
1997492704
1996457654
1995370497
1994459645
1993437624
1992416594
1991425604
1990416593
1989463670
1988443621
1987408631
1986379555
1985403578
1984425557
1983385521
1982354483
1981353484
1980246315
1979375519

When and where crashes happen in South Bucks in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (14%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March33 (13%)
  • April11 (4.5%)
  • May16 (6.5%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July18 (7.3%)
  • August20 (8.1%)
  • September12 (4.9%)
  • October15 (6.1%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (57%)
  • Wet or damp98 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (31%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (10%)
  • 60 mph73 (30%)
  • 70 mph45 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (21%)
  • Cyclist19 (6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (26%)
  • 21 to 2558 (18%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (70%)
  • Passenger76 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (70%)
  • Motorcycle68 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in South Bucks

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1980: 34, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA403442121
2ndA412242707
3rdB416212607
4thB470141807
5thA355131813
6thM40132012
7thA4121305
8thM4121716
9thB4747702
10thA40075601
11thA40205601
12thA4132210
13thB30262201
14thA1241101
15thA1621100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1980

Gerrards Cross had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1980: 21.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1980

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1980: 40.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1980

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,174 collisions in 1980, and 21% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years