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South Bucks road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2016, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (228), and casualties fell from 312.

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 2016
215
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
292
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2016

2.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight24484%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 215, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 215
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.8%)
  • February28 (13%)
  • March11 (5.1%)
  • April11 (5.1%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September18 (8.4%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (75%)
  • Wet or damp52 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (29%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (12%)
  • 70 mph80 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (38%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (74%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 2551 (17%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (69%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2016, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2016

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2016: 38, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25386406
2ndA40293316
3rdM40212714
4thB416111203
5thA355101403
6thA412101432
7thM491511
8thB47071101
9thA40206601
10thA40074401
11thA4134500
12thB30264500
13thB4744402
14thA42200

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2016

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2016: 16.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2016

SL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2016: 43.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2016

Buckinghamshire recorded 966 collisions in 2016, and 22% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2016, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years