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South Bucks road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2023, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2022 (148), and casualties fell from 197.

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 2023
106
Down 28% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
132
Down 33% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2023

3.8% of collisions in South Bucks in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious2322%
  • Slight7975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight10479%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 106, down 28% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 106
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (20%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday9 (8.5%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.7%)
  • February6 (5.7%)
  • March5 (4.7%)
  • April4 (3.8%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June17 (16%)
  • July8 (7.5%)
  • August10 (9.4%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November9 (8.5%)
  • December8 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (74%)
  • Wet or damp26 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (15%)
  • 50 mph11 (10%)
  • 60 mph14 (13%)
  • 70 mph28 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (26%)
  • Roundabout12 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (14%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (24%)
  • 36 to 4526 (20%)
  • 46 to 5519 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (70%)
  • Passenger29 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2023, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2023

The A40 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2023: 22, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40222714
2ndM25172002
3rdA355101404
4thA4127802
5thM4071002
6thB41661122
7thA40203401
8thB4743301
9thA42200
10thB4702400
11thA40071100
12thA40101100
13thA4131100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2023

Beaconsfield had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2023

HP9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2023: 25.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2023

Buckinghamshire recorded 683 collisions in 2023, and 16% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2023, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years