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South Bucks road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2001, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (489), and casualties fell from 697.

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 2001
444
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
642
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2001

1.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight36883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight54385%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 444, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (18%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April32 (7.2%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September39 (8.8%)
  • October37 (8.3%)
  • November29 (6.5%)
  • December44 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (62%)
  • Wet or damp135 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (22%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph111 (25%)
  • 70 mph177 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (38%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (26%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (70%)
  • Passenger173 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Bucks

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2001

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2001, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2001: 77, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2577113010
2ndM40507406
3rdA40456307
4thA412284006
5thB416284314
6thA355253534
7thM4233916
8thA4111303
9thB4707900
10thB4747701
11thA40206901
12thA41361412
13thA40072200
14thB30262400
15thB44402300

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2001

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2001: 27.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2001

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2001: 99.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2001

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,004 collisions in 2001, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years