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Wycombe road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2014, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (309), and casualties rose from 417.

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 2014
349
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
466
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Wycombe in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight29484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight40687%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 349, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 349
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.7%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April34 (9.7%)
  • May27 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8.6%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October24 (6.9%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (66%)
  • Wet or damp109 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (64%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (64%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (68%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2014, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2014: 49, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40496024
2ndA404304002
3rdM40284604
4thA4010254004
5thA4155192704
6thA4094101302
7thB40096900
8thA41285510
9thA41293501
10thB4823401
11thB44401200
12thB44441100
13thB4741200

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2014

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2014: 136.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2014

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2014: 80.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2014

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,121 collisions in 2014, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2014.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years