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South Bucks road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2008, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (375), and casualties fell from 669.

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 2008
355
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
500
Down 25% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2008

0.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight31288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious448.8%
  • Slight45591%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 355, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (19%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (9.9%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March26 (7.3%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August20 (5.6%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November34 (9.6%)
  • December29 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (64%)
  • Wet or damp116 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (25%)
  • 40 mph57 (16%)
  • 50 mph39 (11%)
  • 60 mph63 (18%)
  • 70 mph108 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (33%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (15%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (73%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2008, with 23 collisions.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2008

The M25 and M40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2008, with 51 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25518003
2ndM40518304
3rdA40385205
4thA355283903
5thA412253412
6thA4162003
7thB416152003
8thB4707901
9thM46901
10thA4135801
11thB4745501
12thA40204501
13thB30262300
14thA40071100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2008

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2008: 30.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2008

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2008: 69.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2008

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2008, and 25% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years