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HP22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
4,003
889th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,771
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
102
115 people killed
Serious collisions
784
1,012 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HP22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1022.5%
  • Serious78420%
  • Slight3,11778%

What the data shows

  • HP22 had 401 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 748 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in HP22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 493 children under 16 were killed or injured in HP22, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in HP22.

Where HP22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
889th
Most casualties
760th
Most fatal collisions
267th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday557 (14%)
  • Tuesday572 (14%)
  • Wednesday627 (16%)
  • Thursday620 (15%)
  • Friday651 (16%)
  • Saturday515 (13%)
  • Sunday461 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,799 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting584 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit524 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,609 (90%)
  • Roundabout262 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,195 (30%)
  • 40 mph494 (12%)
  • 50 mph96 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph2,140 (53%)
  • 70 mph75 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,088 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds465 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist58 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other180 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,001 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist657 (11%)
  • Pedestrian375 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist322 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant189 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)72 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HP22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HP22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HP22 peaked at 135 in 1996; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253545
20243847
20234464
20224460
20213045
20202340
20194154
20185080
20174154
20165578
20155370
20146077
20135983
20126692
20117293
201081111
200972114
200877105
200797167
2006111159
2005112163
200499120
200389118
200289129
2001116179
200096130
1999114155
1998106163
1997117170
1996135207
1995101171
1994106158
199399147
199297139
199183125
1990125179
1989127226
198891130
198794143
1986117175
1985125171
1984102142
1983105136
198293122
1981114149
19807393
1979129193

Map of recent crashes in HP22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HP22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HP22

The 24 most recent collisions in HP22 happened between 27 March and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HP22

The A413 has the most collisions in HP22, 1,147 of 4,003 (29%), followed by the A41 (536).

Collisions in HP22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4131,1471,65940244
2ndA4153684910102
3rdA4183495181175
4thB4009226315444
5thA4010206309327
6thA40111702551136
7thB444394121019
8thB454485111117
9thB48980114114

Council area for HP22

HP22 is in Buckinghamshire, where police recorded 72,942 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HP22 accounts for 5.5% of them.