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Wycombe road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2004, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (558), and casualties fell from 769.

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 2004
575
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
762
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight49185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious9312%
  • Slight65986%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 575, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday118 (21%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February32 (5.6%)
  • March48 (8.3%)
  • April38 (6.6%)
  • May41 (7.1%)
  • June52 (9%)
  • July46 (8%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September47 (8.2%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November52 (9%)
  • December44 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (63%)
  • Wet or damp195 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (53%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph144 (25%)
  • 70 mph85 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (16%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (72%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (17%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35146 (19%)
  • 36 to 45122 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (67%)
  • Passenger171 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (80%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2004, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2004

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2004: 76, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40769407
2ndM4070104212
3rdA404475513
4thA4010364627
5thA4155293813
6thA4128233315
7thB482151700
8thA409481101
9thB400971002
10thA41292200
11thB44402810

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2004

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2004: 220.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2004

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2004: 117.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2004

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,771 collisions in 2004, and 32% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years