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South Bucks road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1982, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (353), and casualties fell from 484.

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 1982
354
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
483
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1982

2.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious11532%
  • Slight23165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious14229%
  • Slight33269%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 354, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April31 (8.8%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July25 (7.1%)
  • August27 (7.6%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October45 (13%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (34%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph45 (13%)
  • 60 mph100 (28%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (28%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (65%)
  • Passenger126 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (68%)
  • Motorcycle101 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in South Bucks

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 1982

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1982: 59, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405985217
2ndA412313918
3rdA355243709
4thM40182714
5thA4172206
6thB416162207
7thB470132103
8thB474111302
9thM4101101
10thA400781103
11thA40207801
12thA41351112
13thB30262210
14thB44402201
15thA5041100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1982

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1982: 37.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1982

UB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1982: 59.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1982

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,963 collisions in 1982, and 18% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years