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Wycombe road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2018, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2017 (231), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2018
257
Up 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
338
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Wycombe in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28986%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 257, up 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 257
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (19%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April15 (5.8%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June24 (9.3%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October23 (8.9%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (10%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph31 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (13%)
  • Roundabout27 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (62%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7522 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (68%)
  • Passenger58 (17%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wycombe in 2018

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2018, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2018

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2018: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40293913
2ndM40284315
3rdA404253614
4thA4010233713
5thB482101201
6thA415591002
7thA40946701
8thA41294800
9thA41283300
10thB40093401
11thA41381100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2018

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2018: 113.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2018

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2018: 59.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2018

Buckinghamshire recorded 865 collisions in 2018, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years