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South Bucks road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in South Bucks in 2024, and 144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2023 (106), and casualties rose from 132.

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 2024
114
Up 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
144
Up 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Bucks in 2024

3.5% of collisions in South Bucks in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 17% in South Bucks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight12184%

South Bucks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Bucks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 492 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 114, up 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 114
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7%)
  • February7 (6.1%)
  • March5 (4.4%)
  • April6 (5.3%)
  • May8 (7%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July9 (7.9%)
  • August6 (5.3%)
  • September15 (13%)
  • October9 (7.9%)
  • November18 (16%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (32%)
  • 40 mph16 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph16 (14%)
  • 70 mph36 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (38%)
  • Roundabout15 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Bucks in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (14%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3534 (24%)
  • 36 to 4528 (19%)
  • 46 to 5522 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.3%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (72%)
  • Passenger31 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Bucks in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Gerrards Cross & Denham, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7FL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Bucks in 2024, with 11 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in South Bucks with the most crashes in 2024

The M25 had the most collisions in South Bucks in 2024: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Bucks, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25253006
2ndA40131622
3rdA412131803
4thM4091301
5thA35581000
6thA45600
7thB4164711
8thB4704400
9thA4132511
10thB4742200
11thA40071100
12thA40201100
13thB30261100

Towns in South Bucks: crashes in 2024

Slough had the most collisions of any town in South Bucks in 2024: 13.

Postcode districts in South Bucks: crashes in 2024

SL0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Bucks in 2024: 23.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2024

Buckinghamshire recorded 607 collisions in 2024, and 19% of them were in the old South Bucks district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in South Bucks in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Bucks in 2024, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

South Bucks road accidents in other years