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Wycombe road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2010, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (397), and casualties fell from 570.

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 2010
381
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
551
Down 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2010

1.3% of collisions in Wycombe in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight48287%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 381, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.8%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March33 (8.7%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June33 (8.7%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November37 (9.7%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow10 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph228 (60%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (16%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • Roundabout46 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (70%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7527 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2010, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2010

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2010: 59, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405989110
2ndM40477504
3rdA404253702
4thA4155253515
5thA4010223611
6thA4128111601
7thA409481000
8thB48271412
9thB40095901
10thA41293300
11thB4742200

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2010

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2010: 133.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2010

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2010: 83.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2010

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,261 collisions in 2010, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years