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South Bucks road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2009, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2008 (355), and casualties fell from 500.

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 2009
308
Down 13% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
440
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2009

2.6% of collisions in South Bucks in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight38387%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 308, down 13% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February17 (5.5%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April28 (9.1%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August28 (9.1%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December20 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (68%)
  • Wet or damp76 (25%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.8%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (27%)
  • 40 mph47 (15%)
  • 50 mph33 (11%)
  • 60 mph54 (18%)
  • 70 mph92 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (36%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (22%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (74%)
  • Passenger95 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (78%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2009

Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2009, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2009

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2009: 57, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25578827
2ndA40446315
3rdA412263726
4thM40243403
5thB416182901
6thA355162703
7thA4111901
8thM4101301
9thB47081113
10thA4135711
11thA40204401
12thB30264400
13thB4744401
14thA40073500

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2009

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2009: 26.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2009

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2009: 65.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2009

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,367 collisions in 2009, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

South Bucks road accidents in other years