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South Bucks road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2014, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (271), and casualties fell from 377.

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 2014
249
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
352
Down 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2014

1.6% of collisions in South Bucks in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28681%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 249, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.2%)
  • February11 (4.4%)
  • March17 (6.8%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May23 (9.2%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July36 (14%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September13 (5.2%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November20 (8%)
  • December20 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (29%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (27%)
  • 40 mph40 (16%)
  • 50 mph24 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (13%)
  • 70 mph87 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (10%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (23%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.1%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (69%)
  • Passenger92 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (73%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area, Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area and Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2014, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2014

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2014: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25446105
2ndA40355305
3rdM40284916
4thB416162103
5thA412152111
6thA355141915
7thA4101303
8thM47901
9thB4706803
10thB4746702
11thA40075700
12thA4133310
13thB30263300
14thA40201101

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2014

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2014: 20.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2014

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2014: 57.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2014

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,121 collisions in 2014, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years