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South Bucks road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1984, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (385), and casualties rose from 521.

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 1984
425
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
557
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1984

1.9% of collisions in South Bucks in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10218%
  • Slight44780%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 425, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday84 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September39 (9.2%)
  • October36 (8.5%)
  • November57 (13%)
  • December34 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (68%)
  • Wet or damp133 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (28%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph151 (36%)
  • 70 mph64 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (20%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (17%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (25%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (72%)
  • Motorcycle96 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1984: 70, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40707809
2ndA4124965010
3rdA355364325
4thA4242804
5thB416243328
6thM4203003
7thB470182414
8thM40151922
9thB474111502
10thA400791403
11thA41381002
12thB30265701
13thA40203300

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1984

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1984: 33.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1984

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1984: 74.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1984

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,274 collisions in 1984, and 19% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1984, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years