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Wycombe road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2006, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (512), and casualties fell from 713.

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 2006
478
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
676
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Wycombe in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight41887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious679.9%
  • Slight60589%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 478, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June34 (7.1%)
  • July40 (8.4%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October39 (8.2%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (64%)
  • Wet or damp158 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (52%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (22%)
  • 70 mph69 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (74%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35128 (19%)
  • 36 to 45136 (20%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (69%)
  • Passenger149 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (81%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2006, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2006

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2006: 65, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40658507
2ndM40599805
3rdA404486705
4thA4010314204
5thA4128161903
6thA4155162002
7thA4094131802
8thB482132312
9thB400991501
10thA41295901
11thB4743301
12thB44402300
13thB44441100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2006

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2006: 184.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2006

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2006: 86.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2006

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,726 collisions in 2006, and 28% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years