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Wycombe road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2003, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (599), and casualties rose from 767.

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 2003
558
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
769
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2003

2.2% of collisions in Wycombe in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight46483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious11715%
  • Slight63883%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 558, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (17%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.1%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March47 (8.4%)
  • April37 (6.6%)
  • May49 (8.8%)
  • June51 (9.1%)
  • July36 (6.5%)
  • August37 (6.6%)
  • September50 (9%)
  • October51 (9.1%)
  • November55 (9.9%)
  • December53 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (67%)
  • Wet or damp161 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (52%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph144 (26%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (14%)
  • Roundabout49 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (71%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20157 (20%)
  • 21 to 25123 (16%)
  • 26 to 35142 (18%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (65%)
  • Passenger188 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (79%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wycombe in 2003

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2003, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2003

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2003: 80, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408099115
2ndA404526715
3rdM405290012
4thA4010415518
5thA4155304106
6thB482193216
7thA4128162720
8thA4094131503
9thB400981211
10thA41294400
11thB47441001
12thB44401100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2003

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2003: 199.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2003

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2003: 111.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2003

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,773 collisions in 2003, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years