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South Bucks road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1981, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 43% on 1980 (246), and casualties rose from 315.

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 1981
353
Up 43% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
484
Up 54% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1981

2.5% of collisions in South Bucks in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight24068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious12025%
  • Slight35573%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 353, up 43% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (19%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February28 (7.9%)
  • March33 (9.3%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May31 (8.8%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July32 (9.1%)
  • August20 (5.7%)
  • September25 (7.1%)
  • October25 (7.1%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (58%)
  • Wet or damp131 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph37 (10%)
  • 60 mph114 (32%)
  • 70 mph51 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (25%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (66%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (69%)
  • Motorcycle91 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Bucks

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 1981

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1981: 62, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406283118
2ndA4125163314
3rdA4233005
4thB416182204
5thA355172705
6thM40162115
7thB470101513
8thA40208903
9thA40076802
10thB47461103
11thM461002
12thA4133601
13thB30262200
14thA11100
15thA4081100
16thA40941100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1981

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1981: 26.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1981

UB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1981: 75.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1981

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,920 collisions in 1981, and 18% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years