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South Bucks road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2012, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (309), and casualties fell from 431.

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 2012
286
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
425
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2012

2.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight23482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight36085%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 286, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February27 (9.4%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October26 (9.1%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December20 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (70%)
  • Wet or damp77 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (28%)
  • 40 mph42 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (11%)
  • 70 mph120 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (38%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (21%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (69%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (78%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area and Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2012, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2012

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2012: 55, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25558624
2ndM40427636
3rdA40324314
4thA412182607
5thA355142413
6thB416132002
7thM4112201
8thA491001
9thA40075700
10thB4704503
11thB4743300
12thA40202300
13thA4132200
14thB30261100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2012

Gerrards Cross had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2012: 16.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2012

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2012: 61.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2012

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,169 collisions in 2012, and 24% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years