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Wycombe road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 1999, and 920 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (648), and casualties fell from 930.

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 1999
667
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
920
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Wycombe in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10716%
  • Slight55283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight78685%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 667, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (11%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.8%)
  • February49 (7.3%)
  • March43 (6.4%)
  • April54 (8.1%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June58 (8.7%)
  • July49 (7.3%)
  • August68 (10%)
  • September61 (9.1%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December54 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (66%)
  • Wet or damp207 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (57%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph161 (24%)
  • 70 mph80 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (16%)
  • Roundabout46 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant619 (67%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (20%)
  • 36 to 45125 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (66%)
  • Passenger229 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (77%)
  • Motorcycle82 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 1999: 94, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4094115017
2ndM4068116315
3rdA4010527007
4thA404517418
5thA4155314202
6thA4128192804
7thA4094162002
8thB482121505
9thB400991002
10thA41295800
11thB4745600
12thB44443501
13thA3291100
14thB44401100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 1999

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 1999: 264.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 1999

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 1999: 123.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 1999

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,026 collisions in 1999, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years