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Wycombe road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2008, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (502), and casualties fell from 703.

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 2008
449
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
618
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight55089%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 449, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February36 (8%)
  • March46 (10%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May29 (6.5%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September25 (5.6%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (66%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (56%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (18%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (12%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (69%)
  • Passenger130 (21%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2008, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2008

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2008: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406278011
2ndM40498318
3rdA404314403
4thA4010273704
5thA4155202405
6thA4128141800
7thB482132202
8thA4094101200
9thB40096601
10thA41292201
11thB44401100
12thB44441100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2008

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2008: 179.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2008

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2008: 97.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2008

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2008, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years