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Wycombe road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2019, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (257), and casualties fell from 338.

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 2019
234
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
300
Down 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Wycombe in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight25585%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 234, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 234
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (9.8%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February13 (5.6%)
  • March17 (7.3%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July13 (5.6%)
  • August17 (7.3%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October21 (9%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (66%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph29 (12%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (75%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (61%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)
  • Cyclist27 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (23%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (63%)
  • Passenger59 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2019, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2019

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2019: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40273103
2ndM40233603
3rdA404181913
4thA4010142203
5thA41286801
6thA41555502
7thB4825702
8thA40944401
9thB40092301
10thA41291100
11thB44441100
12thB4741101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2019

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2019: 112.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2019

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2019: 52.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2019

Buckinghamshire recorded 788 collisions in 2019, and 30% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years