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Marlow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,236 road traffic collisions in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,236
653rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,468
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
189
202 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Marlow

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious18915%
  • Slight1,03784%

What the data shows

  • Marlow had 98 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 200 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Marlow were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 234 children under 16 were killed or injured in Marlow, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Marlow.

Where Marlow ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
653rd
Most casualties
681st
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
726th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (15%)
  • Tuesday188 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday201 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight915 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,099 (89%)
  • Roundabout112 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,149 (93%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant645 (44%)
  • Pedestrian329 (22%)
  • Cyclist239 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (15%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Marlow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Marlow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Marlow peaked at 56 in 1990; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
202499
20231112
20221111
202179
202088
20191014
20181212
2017910
2016910
20151617
20141922
20132023
20122024
20111517
20102027
20092127
20082529
20072429
20062027
20052626
20042330
20032939
20023441
20013647
20001620
19993242
19983234
19973742
19963550
19952428
19942730
19933240
19925164
19912829
19905664
19894453
19884350
19872832
19864856
19855057
19843948
19833840
19825159
19813238
19802123
19792637

Map of recent crashes in Marlow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Marlow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Marlow

The 24 most recent collisions in Marlow happened between 15 November 2023 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Marlow

The A4155 has the most collisions in Marlow, 472 of 1,236 (38%), followed by the B482 (112).

Collisions in Marlow on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4155472561383
2ndB482112142019
3rdA404101500

Council areas covering Marlow

Collisions in Marlow were recorded in 2 council areas. Buckinghamshire has 1,204 of 1,236 (97%).

Collisions in Marlow by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBuckinghamshire1,2041,42810182
2ndWindsor and Maidenhead324007

Postcode district for Marlow

All 1,236 collisions in Marlow were in the SL7 postcode district.