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South Bucks road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1990, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (463), and casualties fell from 670.

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 1990
416
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
593
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1990

2.4% of collisions in South Bucks in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight50285%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 416, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.1%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October31 (7.5%)
  • November27 (6.5%)
  • December27 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (66%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph94 (23%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph121 (29%)
  • 70 mph132 (32%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (35%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20116 (20%)
  • 21 to 25123 (21%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (67%)
  • Passenger169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1990: 71, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257112316
2ndA40516626
3rdA412324616
4thA355304213
5thB416263917
6thM40213003
7thM4162310
8thA4020131711
9thA4121501
10thA40077802
11thB4705901
12thB4743401
13thA4132200
14thB30262200

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1990

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1990: 24.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1990

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1990: 90.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1990

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,089 collisions in 1990, and 20% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years