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Wycombe road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 659 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1987, and 882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (730), and casualties fell from 975.

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 1987
659
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
882
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious13120%
  • Slight51778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight72983%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 659, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (11%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March42 (6.4%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May55 (8.3%)
  • June52 (7.9%)
  • July71 (11%)
  • August64 (9.7%)
  • September54 (8.2%)
  • October59 (9%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December63 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (55%)
  • Wet or damp273 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph408 (62%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (24%)
  • 70 mph47 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (62%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20223 (25%)
  • 21 to 25157 (18%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 45112 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (60%)
  • Passenger221 (25%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,016 (76%)
  • Motorcycle115 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1987: 87, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4087117217
2ndA404587209
3rdA40103757110
4thM40366915
5thA4155354608
6thB482233823
7thA4094202702
8thA4128202205
9thB4009152314
10thA41294403
11thB44403401

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1987

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1987: 283.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1987

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1987: 143.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1987

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,968 collisions in 1987, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1987, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years