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Wycombe road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1983, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (666), and casualties rose from 886.

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 1983
690
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
905
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Wycombe in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious21331%
  • Slight45967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious25628%
  • Slight63170%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 690, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (17%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.1%)
  • February47 (6.8%)
  • March62 (9%)
  • April53 (7.7%)
  • May70 (10%)
  • June38 (5.5%)
  • July59 (8.6%)
  • August48 (7%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October62 (9%)
  • November58 (8.4%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (64%)
  • Wet or damp232 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph415 (60%)
  • 40 mph57 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph173 (25%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (22%)
  • Pedestrian136 (15%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20278 (31%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (62%)
  • Passenger206 (23%)
  • Pedestrian136 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car899 (70%)
  • Motorcycle198 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1983: 100, including 1 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40100131140
2ndA4045470119
3rdA40104975215
4thA41553139010
5thA4094232703
6thM40202903
7thB482172133
8thA4128141504
9thB4009111735
10thA412971013
11thB44444403
12thB4744410
13thB44402401

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1983

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1983: 267.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1983

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1983: 123.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1983

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,023 collisions in 1983, and 34% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years