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South Bucks road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1996, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1995 (370), and casualties rose from 497.

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 1996
457
Up 24% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
654
Up 32% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1996

1.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight39486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight57888%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 457, up 24% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday95 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (9.6%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.7%)
  • February42 (9.2%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April25 (5.5%)
  • May42 (9.2%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July39 (8.5%)
  • August41 (9%)
  • September43 (9.4%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November40 (8.8%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (23%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph111 (24%)
  • 70 mph168 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (35%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (26%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (65%)
  • Passenger192 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1996: 74, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257412919
2ndA40466905
3rdM40406116
4thA355345303
5thA412344617
6thB416213002
7thA4202703
8thM4192301
9thB474131402
10thB470101100
11thA40203400
12thA4133501
13thA40072200
14thB30262301
15thB44401100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1996

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1996: 29.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1996

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1996: 92.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1996

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,015 collisions in 1996, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years