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South Bucks road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1998, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (492), and casualties fell from 704.

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 1998
458
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
647
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1998

2.2% of collisions in South Bucks in 1998 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious388.3%
  • Slight41090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious436.6%
  • Slight59291%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 458, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (21%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.9%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9.2%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September31 (6.8%)
  • October39 (8.5%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (65%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (19%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (24%)
  • 70 mph186 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (41%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (26%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (68%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The M40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1998: 76, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM407611628
2ndM257010737
3rdA40435402
4thA412314403
5thA355273903
6thB416202603
7thA4182700
8thM4182620
9thB474111202
10thA400781112
11thB30266801
12thA40205600
13thB4703800
14thA4131200
15thA41551100
16thB44401200

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1998

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1998: 27.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1998

HP9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1998: 75.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1998

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,022 collisions in 1998, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years