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South Bucks road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2005, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (392), and casualties rose from 565.

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 2005
390
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
572
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2005

2.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight49687%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 390, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.2%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (67%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (18%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph93 (24%)
  • 70 mph164 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (40%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35147 (26%)
  • 36 to 45112 (20%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (69%)
  • Passenger157 (27%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9JX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2005, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2005

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2005: 76, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257610417
2ndM405078110
3rdA4123565012
4thA355283414
5thA40274626
6thM4151811
7thB416142203
8thB470121211
9thA4101400
10thA4137800
11thA402051001
12thA40072200
13thB30262300
14thB4742200
15thB44401200

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2005

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2005: 28.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2005

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2005: 106.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2005

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,702 collisions in 2005, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years