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Wycombe road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1985, and 937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (791), and casualties fell from 1,062.

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 1985
730
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
937
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 1985 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight60282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious13615%
  • Slight79084%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 730, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday132 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.3%)
  • February41 (5.6%)
  • March66 (9%)
  • April70 (9.6%)
  • May57 (7.8%)
  • June66 (9%)
  • July70 (9.6%)
  • August47 (6.4%)
  • September70 (9.6%)
  • October57 (7.8%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December53 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (63%)
  • Wet or damp247 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph449 (62%)
  • 40 mph51 (7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph180 (25%)
  • 70 mph45 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway628 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (18%)
  • Pedestrian139 (15%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6%)
  • 16 to 20260 (28%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (17%)
  • 36 to 4598 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (63%)
  • Passenger209 (22%)
  • Pedestrian139 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,050 (73%)
  • Motorcycle172 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1985: 98, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409812306
2ndA40106280318
3rdA4046284010
4thA41555266110
5thM40314017
6thA4128273307
7thB482222804
8thA4094212913
9thB44446702
10thB40095900
11thB4745501
12thA41294400
13thB44401100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1985

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1985: 299.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1985

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1985: 149.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1985

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,091 collisions in 1985, and 35% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1985, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years