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Wycombe road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2005, and 713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (575), and casualties fell from 762.

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 2005
512
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
713
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Wycombe in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight43084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight61686%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 512, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.4%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March37 (7.2%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May34 (6.6%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July44 (8.6%)
  • August50 (9.8%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October50 (9.8%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (71%)
  • Wet or damp135 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (50%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph153 (30%)
  • 70 mph74 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (73%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20131 (18%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (17%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (67%)
  • Passenger159 (22%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (79%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2005, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2005

The M40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2005: 65, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4065115110
2ndA406492111
3rdA4010415504
4thA404385213
5thA4155172204
6thB482163213
7thA4128141612
8thA409491702
9thB400981522
10thA41294401
11thB44442201
12thB44401101
13thB4741200

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2005

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2005: 176.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2005

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2005: 96.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2005

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,702 collisions in 2005, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years