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Bourne End and Flackwell Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,998 road traffic collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 354 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,998
468th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,580
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
33 people killed
Serious collisions
354
387 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 55% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.6%
  • Serious35418%
  • Slight1,61281%

What the data shows

  • Bourne End and Flackwell Heath had 185 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 341 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 268 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath.

Where Bourne End and Flackwell Heath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
468th
Most casualties
457th
Most fatal collisions
323rd
Most serious collisions
445th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday300 (15%)
  • Tuesday262 (13%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday324 (16%)
  • Friday338 (17%)
  • Saturday247 (12%)
  • Sunday241 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,360 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit463 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,568 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (12%)
  • Roundabout169 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,350 (68%)
  • 40 mph218 (11%)
  • 50 mph67 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph230 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,617 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (12%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,529 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (14%)
  • Pedestrian303 (12%)
  • Cyclist264 (10%)
  • Van occupant69 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bourne End and Flackwell Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath peaked at 75 in 1984; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252431
20241620
20231314
20221517
20211516
20202123
20191518
20181824
20171921
20162941
20153138
20143541
20132936
20123746
20113036
20103244
20093037
20082946
20075361
20063545
20053550
20044260
20034558
20025565
20015774
20005172
19996591
19986592
19975267
19966376
19954962
19944856
19934970
19925579
19915163
19904764
19896176
19884866
19875778
19865775
19855262
19847596
19837283
19826691
19816384
19804050
19795265

Map of recent crashes in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

The 24 most recent collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath happened between 3 January and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

The A4094 has the most collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath, 536 of 1,998 (27%), followed by the A40 (256).

Collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40945366847101
2ndA40256314441
3rdM40242370937
4thA4155238289432
5thB4440385319

Council area for Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

Bourne End and Flackwell Heath is in Buckinghamshire, where police recorded 72,942 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bourne End and Flackwell Heath accounts for 2.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath

Collisions in Bourne End and Flackwell Heath were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by HP10 (1,400) and SL8 (583).