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South Bucks road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2015, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (249), and casualties fell from 352.

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 2015
228
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
312
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2015

1.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25983%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 228, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7%)
  • February12 (5.3%)
  • March22 (9.6%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June15 (6.6%)
  • July21 (9.2%)
  • August16 (7%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (23%)
  • 40 mph51 (22%)
  • 50 mph20 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph32 (14%)
  • 70 mph72 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (30%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (25%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Burnham, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2015, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2015

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2015: 31, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25315607
2ndA40273604
3rdM40263515
4thB416182504
5thA4172004
6thA412162503
7thA355141812
8thM49900
9thA4132201
10thB30262300
11thB4702200
12thA40071101
13thA40201110
14thB4741100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2015

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2015: 23.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2015

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2015: 37.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2015

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,005 collisions in 2015, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years