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South Bucks road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2022, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (151), and casualties fell from 200.

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 2022
148
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
197
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2022

2.7% of collisions in South Bucks in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15679%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 148, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 148
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday31 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.8%)
  • February9 (6.1%)
  • March14 (9.5%)
  • April9 (6.1%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June9 (6.1%)
  • July14 (9.5%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October14 (9.5%)
  • November14 (9.5%)
  • December5 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (82%)
  • Wet or damp26 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph37 (25%)
  • 40 mph27 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (11%)
  • 70 mph54 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (37%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3556 (28%)
  • 36 to 4533 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (66%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (10%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7FL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2022, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2022

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2022: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25314403
2ndA40212714
3rdM40141715
4thB470101002
5thA41291002
6thA35571012
7thB4167802
8thA46802
9thA40073300
10thB4743300
11thA40202201
12thA4132200
13thB30261300
14thM41100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2022

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2022: 14.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2022

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2022: 33.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2022

Buckinghamshire recorded 700 collisions in 2022, and 21% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2022.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years