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South Bucks road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2002, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (444), and casualties fell from 642.

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 2002
425
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
610
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2002

3.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight50983%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 425, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.8%)
  • February39 (9.2%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June24 (5.6%)
  • July31 (7.3%)
  • August37 (8.7%)
  • September24 (5.6%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (21%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph111 (26%)
  • 70 mph162 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (8%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (71%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (27%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (66%)
  • Passenger177 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2002

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2002, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2002

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2002: 69, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2569140212
2ndM40425426
3rdA40416207
4thA355395332
5thA412263708
6thM4192203
7thB416151712
8thA4121300
9thB470111210
10thA41381612
11thB4746700
12thA40075600
13thA40204400
14thB30263401

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2002

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2002: 28.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2002

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2002: 103.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2002

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,853 collisions in 2002, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years