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South Bucks road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 1999, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (458), and casualties rose from 647.

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 1999
490
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
707
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 1999

2.2% of collisions in South Bucks in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight41184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight60686%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 490, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April28 (5.7%)
  • May47 (9.6%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August39 (8%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (62%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (24%)
  • 40 mph65 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph103 (21%)
  • 70 mph186 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (40%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (12%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (25%)
  • 36 to 45109 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (69%)
  • Passenger188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (82%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 1999: 87, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2587127010
2ndA412506857
3rdM40477208
4thA404378011
5thB416273902
6thA355233503
7thA4172201
8thM4131703
9thB47491000
10thA402081003
11thB302681111
12thA41371102
13thB4705602
14thA40072200

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 1999

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 1999: 36.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 1999

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 1999: 102.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1999

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,026 collisions in 1999, and 24% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years