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South Bucks road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1986, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (403), and casualties fell from 578.

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 1986
379
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
555
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1986

3.4% of collisions in South Bucks in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight44179%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 379, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May37 (9.8%)
  • June19 (5%)
  • July24 (6.3%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September27 (7.1%)
  • October35 (9.2%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December49 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (60%)
  • Wet or damp134 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (26%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph41 (11%)
  • 60 mph105 (28%)
  • 70 mph90 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (22%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1986: 59, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40597639
2ndM25416219
3rdA355325214
4thA412294118
5thB416285217
6thA4212204
7thM40162913
8thB470121604
9thB474111302
10thM4112112
11thA400761102
12thA4135600
13thB30264601
14thA40203410
15thB44401400

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1986

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1986: 31.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1986

HP9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1986: 64.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1986

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,117 collisions in 1986, and 18% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years