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Wycombe road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1988, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (659), and casualties fell from 882.

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 1988
656
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
851
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1988

2% of collisions in Wycombe in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight52480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight69782%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 656, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.8%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March66 (10%)
  • April56 (8.5%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June58 (8.8%)
  • July53 (8.1%)
  • August43 (6.6%)
  • September61 (9.3%)
  • October55 (8.4%)
  • November66 (10%)
  • December49 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (64%)
  • Wet or damp217 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph428 (65%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph146 (22%)
  • 70 mph37 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway538 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout57 (8.7%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (62%)
  • Pedestrian136 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20220 (26%)
  • 21 to 25147 (17%)
  • 26 to 35137 (16%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (62%)
  • Passenger185 (22%)
  • Pedestrian136 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (76%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A404 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1988: 74, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4047493213
2ndA407293416
3rdA40104860011
4thA4155466307
5thM40253214
6thA4128202701
7thB482193005
8thA4094141601
9thB40097900
10thB4744902
11thB44443301
12thA41292200
13thB4801101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1988

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1988: 260.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1988

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1988: 120.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1988

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,085 collisions in 1988, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1988, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years