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Wycombe road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 654 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1996, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (612), and casualties rose from 859.

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 1996
654
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
929
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1996

2% of collisions in Wycombe in 1996 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious649.8%
  • Slight57788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious818.7%
  • Slight83490%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 654, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (16%)
  • Friday119 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.1%)
  • February59 (9%)
  • March45 (6.9%)
  • April45 (6.9%)
  • May54 (8.3%)
  • June44 (6.7%)
  • July45 (6.9%)
  • August53 (8.1%)
  • September62 (9.5%)
  • October61 (9.3%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December63 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (63%)
  • Wet or damp202 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph342 (52%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph200 (31%)
  • 70 mph64 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (72%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20147 (16%)
  • 21 to 25135 (15%)
  • 26 to 35192 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded55 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (62%)
  • Passenger284 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1996: 73, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40739515
2ndA404698902
3rdM40508013
4thA4010477136
5thA4155436716
6thA4094253105
7thB482254225
8thA4128192912
9thB400971310
10thA41296801
11thB4743501
12thB44402200

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1996

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1996: 224.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1996

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1996: 129.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1996

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,015 collisions in 1996, and 32% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years