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Wycombe road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2013, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (342), and casualties fell from 440.

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 2013
309
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
417
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Wycombe in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight25683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight35685%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 309, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 309
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February14 (4.5%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April11 (3.6%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September29 (9.4%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (65%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (63%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2013, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2013

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2013: 42, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40425909
2ndA404273901
3rdA4010264016
4thM40263812
5thA4155162001
6thA4128101503
7thA409491002
8thB4827901
9thB40094500
10thA41291100
11thB44441101
12thB4801101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2013

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2013: 131.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2013

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2013: 64.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2013

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,070 collisions in 2013, and 29% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years