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South Bucks road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2007, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (411), and casualties rose from 587.

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 2007
375
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
669
Up 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2007

2.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight55483%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 375, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July26 (6.9%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (70%)
  • Wet or damp105 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (20%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph59 (16%)
  • 70 mph166 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (39%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (73%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (21%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (66%)
  • Passenger215 (32%)
  • Pedestrian12 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2007, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2007

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2007: 74, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257411904
2ndM405911627
3rdA40415718
4thA355254816
5thA412233703
6thM4188712
7thB416162201
8thA4152000
9thB47081711
10thA41372312
11thA400761101
12thB302661011
13thA40203500
14thB44401200
15thB4741100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2007

Farnham Common and Farnham Royal had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2007: 15.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2007

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2007: 96.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2007

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,609 collisions in 2007, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years