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South Bucks road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2004, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (407), and casualties rose from 549.

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 2004
392
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
565
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2004

2.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight47784%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 392, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.7%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April18 (4.6%)
  • May45 (11%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (62%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (20%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph109 (28%)
  • 70 mph149 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (34%)
  • Roundabout41 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (22%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (67%)
  • Passenger165 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2004, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2004

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2004: 62, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25629617
2ndM40437207
3rdA40386017
4thA355364714
5thA4123141110
6thB416253628
7thM4182421
8thB470101602
9thA491103
10thA40077701
11thB47461101
12thA40205902
13thB30261201

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2004

Beaconsfield, Farnham Common and Farnham Royal and Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2004, with 20 each.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2004

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2004: 80.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2004

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,771 collisions in 2004, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years