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Wycombe road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2012, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (402), and casualties fell from 539.

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 2012
342
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
440
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Wycombe in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight29185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38588%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 342, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 342
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February23 (6.7%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May30 (8.8%)
  • June28 (8.2%)
  • July30 (8.8%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (67%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (58%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph50 (15%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (64%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (17%)
  • 26 to 35100 (23%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (71%)
  • Passenger80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2012, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2012

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2012: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40365507
2ndA404333904
3rdM40324504
4thA4155273206
5thA4010212804
6thA4128161900
7thB48291400
8thA40948802
9thB40097911
10thA41294701
11thB44401100
12thB44441100
13thB4741100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2012

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2012: 114.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2012

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2012: 77.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2012

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,169 collisions in 2012, and 29% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years