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Wycombe road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 689 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1990, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (637), and casualties rose from 833.

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 1990
689
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
896
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Wycombe in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight56181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious13815%
  • Slight74984%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 689, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (12%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday123 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (11%)
  • February35 (5.1%)
  • March66 (9.6%)
  • April53 (7.7%)
  • May50 (7.3%)
  • June49 (7.1%)
  • July61 (8.9%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September65 (9.4%)
  • October59 (8.6%)
  • November66 (9.6%)
  • December57 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (67%)
  • Wet or damp213 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph436 (63%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (3%)
  • 60 mph154 (22%)
  • 70 mph38 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (12%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (62%)
  • Pedestrian140 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (24%)
  • 21 to 25150 (17%)
  • 26 to 35146 (16%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (60%)
  • Passenger214 (24%)
  • Pedestrian140 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (78%)
  • Motorcycle103 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Wycombe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 1990

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1990: 91, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4091104215
2ndA4045884210
3rdA4155526818
4thA40105068012
5thM40435705
6thA4128171701
7thB482172206
8thA4094162412
9thB4009101102
10thB44404502
11thA41293402
12thB44443401
13thB4742300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1990

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1990: 278.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1990

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1990: 124.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1990

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,089 collisions in 1990, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years