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Wycombe road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2000, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (667), and casualties fell from 920.

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 2000
644
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
869
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Wycombe in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight53383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious12214%
  • Slight73985%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 644, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.8%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March39 (6.1%)
  • April53 (8.2%)
  • May45 (7%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September54 (8.4%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December57 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (54%)
  • Wet or damp248 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (56%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph164 (25%)
  • 70 mph69 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (14%)
  • Roundabout62 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (70%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (14%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (21%)
  • 36 to 45114 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (66%)
  • Passenger196 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (81%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2000

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2000 in Wycombe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2000

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2000: 72, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4072104114
2ndA4010638619
3rdM40619729
4thA404547507
5thA4155314024
6thB482182605
7thA4094172302
8thA4128162113
9thA41294400
10thB40093300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2000

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2000: 252.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2000

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2000: 110.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2000

Buckinghamshire recorded 2,073 collisions in 2000, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years