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Wycombe road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 791 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1984, and 1,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (690), and casualties rose from 905.

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 1984
791
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,062
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 1984 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15620%
  • Slight62379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious16616%
  • Slight88483%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 791, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (18%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.6%)
  • February70 (8.8%)
  • March62 (7.8%)
  • April47 (5.9%)
  • May69 (8.7%)
  • June55 (7%)
  • July62 (7.8%)
  • August69 (8.7%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October72 (9.1%)
  • November78 (9.9%)
  • December65 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (62%)
  • Wet or damp277 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph487 (62%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph191 (24%)
  • 70 mph55 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (16%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)
  • Cyclist85 (8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20319 (30%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35132 (12%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3%)
  • Over 7526 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (61%)
  • Passenger281 (26%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,138 (74%)
  • Motorcycle180 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Wycombe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 1984

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1984: 102, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40102136129
2ndA404648929
3rdA4010578118
4thM40457619
5thA4155375306
6thA4128334107
7thA4094293303
8thB482264113
9thB4009112114
10thB47491301
11thA41294600
12thB44404601
13thB44442300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1984

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1984: 318.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1984

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1984: 152.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1984

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,274 collisions in 1984, and 35% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1984, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Wycombe road accidents in other years