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Wycombe road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1989, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (656), and casualties fell from 851.

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 1989
637
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
833
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious11318%
  • Slight51381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious13016%
  • Slight69283%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 637, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.6%)
  • February47 (7.4%)
  • March42 (6.6%)
  • April57 (8.9%)
  • May59 (9.3%)
  • June56 (8.8%)
  • July39 (6.1%)
  • August59 (9.3%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October62 (9.7%)
  • November54 (8.5%)
  • December43 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (65%)
  • Wet or damp213 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (64%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph130 (20%)
  • 70 mph51 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (59%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (13%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5%)
  • 16 to 20216 (26%)
  • 21 to 25139 (17%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (64%)
  • Passenger188 (23%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (74%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1989: 73, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA407391111
2ndA4045170110
3rdA4155476826
4thM40405719
5thA40103751011
6thA4094243007
7thA4128233000
8thB482152304
9thB47481102
10thB400971003
11thB44446821
12thA41294501
13thB44402300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1989

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1989: 238.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1989

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1989: 111.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1989

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,122 collisions in 1989, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years