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Wycombe road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2011, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2010 (381), and casualties fell from 551.

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 2011
402
Up 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
539
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Wycombe in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight34385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight47288%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 402, up 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 402
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May38 (9.5%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July31 (7.7%)
  • August27 (6.7%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (74%)
  • Wet or damp98 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (62%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph46 (11%)
  • 70 mph53 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (70%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (65%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (81%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2011, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2011

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2011: 48, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40486420
2ndM40426404
3rdA4010375408
4thA404334922
5thA4155192202
6thA4128101200
7thA40946701
8thB400961001
9thB4826700
10thA41293300
11thB4743300
12thB44401100
13thB44441200

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2011

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2011: 172.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2011

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2011: 92.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2011

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,242 collisions in 2011, and 32% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years