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South Bucks road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2006, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2005 (390), and casualties rose from 572.

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 2006
411
Up 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
587
Up 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2006

0.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight35386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight51988%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 411, up 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February28 (6.8%)
  • March46 (11%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June25 (6.1%)
  • July27 (6.6%)
  • August38 (9.2%)
  • September40 (9.7%)
  • October37 (9%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph75 (18%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph104 (25%)
  • 70 mph165 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (38%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (23%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5588 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (74%)
  • Passenger129 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2006, with 25 collisions.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2006

The M40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2006: 63, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40639917
2ndM25568006
3rdA412385408
4thA40354917
5thA355314004
6thB416213103
7thM4192901
8thA4182203
9thA413121403
10thB4707903
11thA40204401
12thB4744501
13thA40072300
14thB30262300

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2006

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2006: 27.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2006

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2006: 78.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2006

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,726 collisions in 2006, and 24% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years