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Wycombe road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1981, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 62% on 1980 (389), and casualties rose from 476.

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 1981
631
Up 62% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
850
Up 79% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious19531%
  • Slight41966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious23127%
  • Slight60071%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 631, up 62% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (12%)
  • Thursday112 (18%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.3%)
  • February47 (7.4%)
  • March49 (7.8%)
  • April39 (6.2%)
  • May59 (9.4%)
  • June59 (9.4%)
  • July49 (7.8%)
  • August47 (7.4%)
  • September60 (9.5%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November60 (9.5%)
  • December50 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (57%)
  • Wet or damp245 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (61%)
  • 40 mph44 (7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (26%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (22%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20262 (31%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (63%)
  • Passenger206 (24%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (69%)
  • Motorcycle189 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wycombe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 1981

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1981: 77, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4077102122
2ndA4044659013
3rdA4155344209
4thA4010314418
5thM40294228
6thA4128263909
7thB482242813
8thA4094182728
9thA412971202
10thB400971013
11thB44402200
12thB4741100
13thB4801100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1981

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1981: 242.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1981

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1981: 110.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1981

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,920 collisions in 1981, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years