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Wycombe road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1993, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1992 (705), and casualties fell from 964.

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 1993
599
Down 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
828
Down 14% on 1992
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 1993 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious599.8%
  • Slight52588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious748.9%
  • Slight73989%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 599, down 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (17%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.3%)
  • February42 (7%)
  • March47 (7.8%)
  • April42 (7%)
  • May46 (7.7%)
  • June49 (8.2%)
  • July55 (9.2%)
  • August44 (7.3%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October50 (8.3%)
  • November71 (12%)
  • December43 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (67%)
  • Wet or damp183 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (58%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph148 (25%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (65%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20162 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (80%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Wycombe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 1993

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1993: 58, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40587015
2ndA404568605
3rdA4010507152
4thM40406407
5thA4155334214
6thB482223922
7thA4094202603
8thA4128194320
9thB400991401
10thA41296600
11thB4744400
12thB44403301
13thB44441100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1993

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1993: 219.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1993

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1993: 114.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1993

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,943 collisions in 1993, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1993, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Wycombe road accidents in other years