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South Bucks road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1987, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (379), and casualties rose from 555.

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 1987
408
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
631
Up 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1987

1.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight53384%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 408, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.9%)
  • February38 (9.3%)
  • March37 (9.1%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June33 (8.1%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September28 (6.9%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November25 (6.1%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (59%)
  • Wet or damp154 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (30%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph33 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (25%)
  • 70 mph113 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (32%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 25113 (18%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (61%)
  • Passenger204 (32%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1987: 58, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2558104210
2ndA40456306
3rdA412295315
4thB416253403
5thA355213813
6thA4212704
7thM40172713
8thB470121505
9thM491001
10thA40207901
11thA41371313
12thB302671202
13thA400761003
14thB4746700
15thA3081501
16thB44401100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1987

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1987: 37.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1987

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1987: 89.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1987

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,968 collisions in 1987, and 21% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1987, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years