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Wycombe road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1992, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (668), and casualties rose from 857.

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 1992
705
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
964
Up 12% on 1991
Fatal collisions
20
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1992

2.8% of collisions in Wycombe in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight60386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.3%
  • Serious9910%
  • Slight84387%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 705, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.5%)
  • February47 (6.7%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May86 (12%)
  • June57 (8.1%)
  • July68 (9.6%)
  • August43 (6.1%)
  • September63 (8.9%)
  • October48 (6.8%)
  • November68 (9.6%)
  • December61 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (61%)
  • Wet or damp254 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph410 (58%)
  • 40 mph42 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph191 (27%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (11%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (69%)
  • Pedestrian118 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20190 (20%)
  • 21 to 25156 (16%)
  • 26 to 35184 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (63%)
  • Passenger236 (24%)
  • Pedestrian118 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,123 (80%)
  • Motorcycle85 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1992: 89, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4089118210
2ndA404598424
3rdM40497836
4thA4155476117
5thA4010455815
6thA4128264434
7thA4094233101
8thB4009162801
9thB482161802
10thA41295500
11thB4745510
12thB44402200
13thA4131100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1992

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1992: 271.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1992

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1992: 123.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1992

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,011 collisions in 1992, and 35% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years