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Wycombe road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2017, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2016 (297), and casualties fell from 392.

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 2017
231
Down 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
315
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Wycombe in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26785%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 231, down 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 231
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (10%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.1%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March21 (9.1%)
  • April12 (5.2%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August16 (6.9%)
  • September18 (7.8%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December19 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (74%)
  • Wet or damp52 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph147 (64%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (61%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (7%)
  • Cyclist19 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3580 (25%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (63%)
  • Passenger66 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2017, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2017

The A40 and M40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2017, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40253503
2ndM40253714
3rdA404233702
4thA4010172302
5thA4155132112
6thB4825501
7thA41284402
8thA40942200
9thA41292200
10thA41261400
11thB40091101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2017

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2017: 97.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2017

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2017: 50.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2017

Buckinghamshire recorded 779 collisions in 2017, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years