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South Bucks road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1997, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (457), and casualties rose from 654.

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 1997
492
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
704
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1997

1% of collisions in South Bucks in 1997 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight44791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious486.8%
  • Slight65192%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 492, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday104 (21%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February40 (8.1%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April39 (7.9%)
  • May35 (7.1%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July43 (8.7%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September34 (6.9%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December45 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (65%)
  • Wet or damp163 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (23%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph36 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph105 (21%)
  • 70 mph197 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (38%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35190 (27%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (69%)
  • Passenger193 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car850 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1997: 87, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258713913
2ndA40617914
3rdM40557214
4thA355294103
5thA412284503
6thM4213202
7thA4203602
8thB416182601
9thB47081100
10thB4748801
11thB30264702
12thA40073301
13thA4133411
14thA3081100
15thA40201200
16thB44401201

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1997

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1997: 32.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1997

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1997: 99.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1997

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,104 collisions in 1997, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years