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Wycombe road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2009, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (449), and casualties fell from 618.

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 2009
397
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
570
Down 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious478.2%
  • Slight52191%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 397, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August26 (6.5%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (25%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (19%)
  • 70 mph55 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (72%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2009, with 38 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2009

The M40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2009: 54, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40549527
2ndA40467205
3rdA404313705
4thA4010232901
5thA4155162502
6thA4128111301
7thB48281501
8thB40096600
9thA40945502
10thA41295701
11thB4741500

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2009

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2009: 152.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2009

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2009: 76.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2009

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,367 collisions in 2009, and 29% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years