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South Bucks road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1989, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (443), and casualties rose from 621.

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 1989
463
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
670
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1989

3% of collisions in South Bucks in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight37280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight56184%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 463, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (19%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May45 (9.7%)
  • June28 (6%)
  • July38 (8.2%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (65%)
  • Wet or damp147 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (27%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph45 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (25%)
  • 70 mph142 (31%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (34%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20134 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (17%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (64%)
  • Passenger208 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (79%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1989: 82, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258213419
2ndA40527718
3rdA355335213
4thA412293626
5thB416253525
6thA4222905
7thM40213322
8thM4152004
9thB47091203
10thA40078901
11thA402071000
12thB302661202
13thB4746600
14thA4132200
15thB44401100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1989

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1989: 42.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1989

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1989: 86.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1989

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,122 collisions in 1989, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years