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Wycombe road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1980, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 1979 (631), and casualties fell from 834.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,503 collisions in Wycombe.

District council until April 2020, now part of Buckinghamshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
389
Down 38% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
476
Down 43% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1980

0.8% of collisions in Wycombe in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious16242%
  • Slight22458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious18940%
  • Slight28460%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 389, down 38% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 389
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025215275
2024202244
2023213279
2022250302
2021195230
2020186244
2019234300
2018257338
2017231315
2016297392
2015299414
2014349466
2013309417
2012342440
2011402539
2010381551
2009397570
2008449618
2007502703
2006478676
2005512713
2004575762
2003558769
2002599767
2001659894
2000644869
1999667920
1998648930
1997690910
1996654929
1995612859
1994626850
1993599828
1992705964
1991668857
1990689896
1989637833
1988656851
1987659882
1986730975
1985730937
19847911,062
1983690905
1982666886
1981631850
1980389476
1979631834

When and where crashes happen in Wycombe in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (17%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March51 (13%)
  • April20 (5.1%)
  • May19 (4.9%)
  • June23 (5.9%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August34 (8.7%)
  • September19 (4.9%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November27 (6.9%)
  • December24 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (54%)
  • Wet or damp159 (41%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (62%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph82 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (31%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (20%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (66%)
  • Motorcycle115 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wycombe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1980: 58, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405876126
2ndA404394208
3rdA40102229011
4thA4155182105
5thA4128162009
6thA4094152119
7thM40141903
8thB482111305
9thB40093403
10thB44403402
11thB4743502
12thA41291101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1980

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1980: 158.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1980

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1980: 69.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1980

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,174 collisions in 1980, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years