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Wycombe road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1995, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (626), and casualties rose from 850.

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 1995
612
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
859
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1995

1.6% of collisions in Wycombe in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight53688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious799.2%
  • Slight76889%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 612, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7%)
  • February53 (8.7%)
  • March41 (6.7%)
  • April38 (6.2%)
  • May47 (7.7%)
  • June52 (8.5%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August38 (6.2%)
  • September54 (8.8%)
  • October49 (8%)
  • November74 (12%)
  • December57 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (51%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph184 (30%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (69%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (19%)
  • 21 to 25137 (16%)
  • 26 to 35190 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (60%)
  • Passenger242 (28%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (78%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1995: 79, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40799309
2ndM405811806
3rdA404485804
4thA4155395203
5thA4010345736
6thB482152321
7thA4094141700
8thA4128111402
9thB4009111511
10thA41295501
11thB4745800
12thB44441100
13thB4801100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1995

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1995: 212.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1995

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1995: 115.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1995

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,775 collisions in 1995, and 34% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years