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Wycombe road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1998, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (690), and casualties rose from 910.

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 1998
648
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
930
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Wycombe in 1998 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious609.3%
  • Slight58090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious707.5%
  • Slight85292%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 648, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9%)
  • February47 (7.3%)
  • March46 (7.1%)
  • April52 (8%)
  • May44 (6.8%)
  • June54 (8.3%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September76 (12%)
  • October61 (9.4%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December42 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (60%)
  • Wet or damp243 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph363 (56%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (28%)
  • 70 mph63 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant666 (72%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35195 (21%)
  • 36 to 45118 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (62%)
  • Passenger259 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,035 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1998: 82, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408211818
2ndA404549125
3rdM40466801
4thA4010435516
5thA4155415415
6thA4094202201
7thA4128172612
8thB482172502
9thB400991302
10thA41295600
11thB44405700
12thB4745601
13thB44444500
14thA41301210

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1998

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1998: 234.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1998

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1998: 102.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1998

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,022 collisions in 1998, and 32% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1998, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years