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Wycombe road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2021, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (186), and casualties fell from 244.

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 2021
195
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
230
Down 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight19283%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 195, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 195
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.1%)
  • February6 (3.1%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April19 (9.7%)
  • May19 (9.7%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August12 (6.2%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November17 (8.7%)
  • December19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (75%)
  • Wet or damp45 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (75%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (76%)
  • Roundabout30 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Cyclist32 (14%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2024 (10%)
  • 21 to 2537 (16%)
  • 26 to 3551 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (19%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (70%)
  • Passenger36 (16%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (72%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2021, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2021

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2021: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40212315
2ndA4010141603
3rdA404141512
4thA4128101601
5thM4091201
6thA41556602
7thA40944401
8thB4824602
9thB4743601
10thA41292200
11thB40091100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2021

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2021: 105.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2021

HP11 and HP13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2021, with 39 each.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2021

Buckinghamshire recorded 637 collisions in 2021, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years