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Wycombe road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1997, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (654), and casualties fell from 929.

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 1997
690
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
910
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Wycombe in 1997 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious608.7%
  • Slight62190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious738%
  • Slight82691%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 690, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (18%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (10%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March58 (8.4%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May54 (7.8%)
  • June64 (9.3%)
  • July68 (9.9%)
  • August59 (8.6%)
  • September40 (5.8%)
  • October80 (12%)
  • November59 (8.6%)
  • December42 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (62%)
  • Wet or damp237 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph380 (55%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph187 (27%)
  • 70 mph76 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (13%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (67%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (14%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35213 (23%)
  • 36 to 45125 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded55 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider598 (66%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,073 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle73 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1997: 87, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408711615
2ndA4010618624
3rdA404609614
4thM40558115
5thA4155334705
6thB482202611
7thA4128182202
8thA4094152101
9thB40098900
10thB4745802
11thA41294701
12thB44402200
13thB44441100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1997

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1997: 260.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1997

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1997: 120.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1997

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,104 collisions in 1997, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years