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Wycombe road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2007, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (478), and casualties rose from 676.

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 2007
502
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
703
Up 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2007

2% of collisions in Wycombe in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight42885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious7711%
  • Slight61487%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 502, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February29 (5.8%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April44 (8.8%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June34 (6.8%)
  • July43 (8.6%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November41 (8.2%)
  • December43 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (71%)
  • Wet or damp138 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph75 (15%)
  • 70 mph93 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (74%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20141 (20%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 45125 (18%)
  • 46 to 5582 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (66%)
  • Passenger169 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car783 (81%)
  • Motorcycle45 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2007, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2007

The M40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2007: 81, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM408113258
2ndA40536207
3rdA404415306
4thA4010274005
5thA4155222704
6thB482172513
7thA4128122001
8thA4094111302
9thB4009101502
10thA41292200
11thB44402300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2007

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2007: 179.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2007

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2007: 93.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2007

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,609 collisions in 2007, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years