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South Bucks road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2010, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (308), and casualties rose from 440.

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 2010
318
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
452
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2010

1.3% of collisions in South Bucks in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight40189%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 318, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February24 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June41 (13%)
  • July13 (4.1%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September23 (7.2%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November30 (9.4%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (66%)
  • Wet or damp85 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (25%)
  • 40 mph47 (15%)
  • 50 mph34 (11%)
  • 60 mph44 (14%)
  • 70 mph113 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (25%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (72%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (81%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2010

Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area and Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9JX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2010, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2010

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2010: 50, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25507613
2ndM40466213
3rdA40395207
4thA355223401
5thA412222812
6thB416192805
7thM4152503
8thB4747701
9thA46700
10thB4705601
11thA40204501
12thA4132910
13thB30262301
14thA40071100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2010

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2010: 22.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2010

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2010: 68.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2010

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,261 collisions in 2010, and 25% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years