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South Bucks road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1983, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1982 (354), and casualties rose from 483.

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 1983
385
Up 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
521
Up 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1983

2.9% of collisions in South Bucks in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight26870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12825%
  • Slight38073%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 385, up 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April35 (9.1%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (65%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (33%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph134 (35%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (17%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (24%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (73%)
  • Motorcycle91 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1983: 60, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406081114
2ndA4124763112
3rdB416324215
4thA3552335210
5thA4192704
6thM40182105
7thA4007131613
8thB470122003
9thM48801
10thB4747801
11thA40204603
12thA4132202
13thB30262301

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1983

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1983: 35.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1983

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1983: 74.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1983

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,023 collisions in 1983, and 19% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years