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Wycombe road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2020, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (234), and casualties fell from 300.

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 2020
186
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
244
Down 19% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2020

4.3% of collisions in Wycombe in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight14377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.7%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19781%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 186, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 186
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February23 (12%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May13 (7%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July10 (5.4%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October18 (9.7%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December14 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (67%)
  • Wet or damp59 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (69%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (16%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (80%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (62%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9%)
  • 26 to 3553 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (65%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2020, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2020

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2020: 22, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40223110
2ndM40162817
3rdA4010101401
4thA4094101111
5thA40481101
6thA41555502
7thB40094402
8thB4824511
9thA41282200
10thA41291110

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2020

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2020: 80.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2020

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2020: 32.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2020

Buckinghamshire recorded 599 collisions in 2020, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years