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Wycombe road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1986, and 975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985, and casualties rose from 937.

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 1986
730
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
975
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Wycombe in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious15621%
  • Slight55977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious18419%
  • Slight77579%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 730, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (16%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.8%)
  • February47 (6.4%)
  • March65 (8.9%)
  • April57 (7.8%)
  • May72 (9.9%)
  • June55 (7.5%)
  • July66 (9%)
  • August62 (8.5%)
  • September55 (7.5%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November61 (8.4%)
  • December65 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (61%)
  • Wet or damp249 (34%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph463 (63%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph179 (25%)
  • 70 mph42 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (54%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20237 (24%)
  • 21 to 25181 (19%)
  • 26 to 35141 (14%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (58%)
  • Passenger254 (26%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,038 (71%)
  • Motorcycle150 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1986: 87, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4087113115
2ndA404558039
3rdA40105276116
4thA4155455107
5thM40305304
6thA4094233218
7thB482223926
8thA4128141814
9thB4009131706
10thB44446601
11thA41294501
12thB4743300
13thB44401201
14thB4801100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1986

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1986: 277.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1986

HP11 and HP13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1986, with 114 each.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1986

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,117 collisions in 1986, and 34% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years