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South Bucks road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1991, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (416), and casualties rose from 593.

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 1991
425
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
604
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1991

1.9% of collisions in South Bucks in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight35483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight51685%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 425, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.8%)
  • February19 (4.5%)
  • March17 (4%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June54 (13%)
  • July33 (7.8%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September40 (9.4%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December42 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (63%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (22%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph31 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph119 (28%)
  • 70 mph139 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (33%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35140 (23%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (30%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1991: 58, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255893010
2ndA40488416
3rdM40466725
4thA355345916
5thA412323818
6thB416222823
7thA4162103
8thM48900
9thB4747800
10thA40206802
11thB4705504
12thB30264601
13thA40073300
14thA4133500

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1991

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1991: 30.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1991

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1991: 74.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1991

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,915 collisions in 1991, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years