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Wycombe road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1982, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (631), and casualties rose from 850.

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 1982
666
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
886
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Wycombe in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious17426%
  • Slight47872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious19922%
  • Slight67376%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 666, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.3%)
  • February49 (7.4%)
  • March54 (8.1%)
  • April48 (7.2%)
  • May49 (7.4%)
  • June50 (7.5%)
  • July60 (9%)
  • August51 (7.7%)
  • September60 (9%)
  • October59 (8.9%)
  • November62 (9.3%)
  • December69 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (61%)
  • Wet or damp238 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph424 (64%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (22%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (21%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20274 (31%)
  • 21 to 25142 (16%)
  • 26 to 35123 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (62%)
  • Passenger225 (25%)
  • Pedestrian109 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car888 (69%)
  • Motorcycle182 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1982: 84, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408498221
2ndA404607836
3rdA4155395009
4thM403557211
5thA40102935110
6thA4094212808
7thA4128192803
8thB482152006
9thB44445802
10thA41294701
11thB40094502
12thB4743300
13thB44401100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1982

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1982: 254.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1982

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1982: 123.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1982

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,963 collisions in 1982, and 34% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years