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Wycombe road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2002, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (659), and casualties fell from 894.

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 2002
599
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
767
Down 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight50384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight65986%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 599, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday126 (21%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday77 (13%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6%)
  • February47 (7.8%)
  • March48 (8%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May56 (9.3%)
  • June50 (8.3%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August41 (6.8%)
  • September51 (8.5%)
  • October52 (8.7%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December56 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (63%)
  • Wet or damp210 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (56%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph138 (23%)
  • 70 mph72 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (15%)
  • Roundabout54 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (12%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20118 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (20%)
  • 36 to 45137 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (68%)
  • Passenger164 (21%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (76%)
  • Motorcycle95 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wycombe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wycombe in 2002

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2002, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2002

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2002: 84, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4084105215
2ndM40618514
3rdA404506916
4thA4010425615
5thA4155324126
6thA4128262603
7thA4094182405
8thB482121913
9thB4009101110
10thA41294700
11thB44443401
12thB44401100
13thB4741100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2002

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2002: 233.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2002

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2002: 121.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2002

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,853 collisions in 2002, and 32% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years