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South Bucks road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1985, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (425), and casualties rose from 557.

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 1985
403
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
578
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1985

1.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight30275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11420%
  • Slight45679%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 403, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May30 (7.4%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July38 (9.4%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September30 (7.4%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (30%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph31 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph126 (31%)
  • 70 mph73 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (14%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20138 (24%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (63%)
  • Passenger165 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (75%)
  • Motorcycle79 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1985: 55, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405578113
2ndA4124971215
3rdA355264107
4thB416263404
5thA4222406
6thM40193304
7thB470121903
8thM4121801
9thM25111911
10thB474101200
11thA402081702
12thA40074600
13thB30264501
14thA41331121
15thA40941100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1985

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1985: 33.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1985

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1985: 70.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1985

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,091 collisions in 1985, and 19% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years