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Wycombe road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1991, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (689), and casualties fell from 896.

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 1991
668
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
857
Down 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1991

1% of collisions in Wycombe in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight57386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious9311%
  • Slight75688%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 668, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (13%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.4%)
  • February41 (6.1%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April59 (8.8%)
  • May40 (6%)
  • June59 (8.8%)
  • July61 (9.1%)
  • August48 (7.2%)
  • September60 (9%)
  • October64 (9.6%)
  • November65 (9.7%)
  • December61 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (63%)
  • Wet or damp211 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph380 (57%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph169 (25%)
  • 70 mph56 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (15%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (62%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (7%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20166 (19%)
  • 21 to 25147 (17%)
  • 26 to 35180 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (63%)
  • Passenger201 (23%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (77%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1991: 75, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40759007
2ndM40699918
3rdA404526006
4thA40104555210
5thA4155455902
6thA4128233025
7thA4094141802
8thB482132001
9thB400961101
10thB44404601
11thB4744400
12thA41293401
13thB44442200
14thA4221100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1991

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1991: 256.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1991

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1991: 114.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1991

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,915 collisions in 1991, and 35% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years