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Wycombe road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2015, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2014 (349), and casualties fell from 466.

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 2015
299
Down 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
414
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2015

1.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight22977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight33481%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 299, down 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 299
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February34 (11%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August9 (3%)
  • September29 (9.7%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (70%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (15%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (76%)
  • Roundabout31 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (65%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (64%)
  • Passenger88 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2015, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2015

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2015: 40, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40405309
2ndA404263505
3rdM40223827
4thA4155202215
5thA4010121311
6thA409481005
7thA41285601
8thB4825702
9thB44402400
10thA41291101
11thB40091300
12thB44441201
13thB4741300

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2015

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2015: 124.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2015

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2015: 64.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2015

Buckinghamshire recorded 1,005 collisions in 2015, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years