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South Bucks road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1988, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (408), and casualties fell from 631.

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 1988
443
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
621
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1988

2.5% of collisions in South Bucks in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight35881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight52484%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 443, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February37 (8.4%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April23 (5.2%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August32 (7.2%)
  • September35 (7.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (60%)
  • Wet or damp162 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (24%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph47 (11%)
  • 60 mph106 (24%)
  • 70 mph132 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (33%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (19%)
  • 21 to 25119 (19%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (76%)
  • Motorcycle73 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1988: 71, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257110507
2ndA406082012
3rdA412294016
4thB416284402
5thA4273718
6thM40254316
7thA355223313
8thA4007121512
9thM4111312
10thB4748901
11thB4707700
12thA40205601
13thB30264501
14thA4133410

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1988

Gerrards Cross had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1988: 27.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1988

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1988: 91.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1988

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,085 collisions in 1988, and 21% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years