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South Bucks road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2017, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (215), and casualties fell from 292.

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 2017
177
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
244
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2017

1.1% of collisions in South Bucks in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight21488%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 177, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 177
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (19%)
  • Friday20 (11%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (9.6%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February18 (10%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May9 (5.1%)
  • June17 (9.6%)
  • July15 (8.5%)
  • August8 (4.5%)
  • September16 (9%)
  • October14 (7.9%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (14%)
  • 70 mph63 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (38%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (20%)
  • 46 to 5541 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (77%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (77%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Burnham, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0LT area and Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4DW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Bucks in 2017, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2017

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2017: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25273805
2ndM40263304
3rdA40182700
4thA412172302
5thA4101701
6thA35591102
7thB41671002
8thM45800
9thB30264521
10thA4132200
11thB4702201
12thB4742201
13thA40071200
14thA40201201
15thB30361100
16thB44401100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2017

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2017: 15.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2017

SL2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2017: 30.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2017

Buckinghamshire recorded 779 collisions in 2017, and 23% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years