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South Bucks road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2003, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (425), and casualties fell from 610.

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 2003
407
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
549
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2003

1.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight33783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight46284%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 407, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (19%)
  • Friday52 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.1%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May40 (9.8%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September31 (7.6%)
  • October30 (7.4%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (72%)
  • Wet or damp99 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (22%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph104 (26%)
  • 70 mph147 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (36%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (25%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (72%)
  • Passenger136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2003, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2003

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2003: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25516715
2ndM404966210
3rdA355425307
4thA404157010
5thA412263613
6thA4222602
7thB416141912
8thM4122111
9thA41391304
10thB47091204
11thB4747801
12thA40076800
13thA40206701
14thB30264500

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2003

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2003: 28.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2003

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2003: 85.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2003

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,773 collisions in 2003, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years