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Wycombe road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2022, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2021 (195), and casualties rose from 230.

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 2022
250
Up 28% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
302
Up 31% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Wycombe in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight21084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight26086%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 250, up 28% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 250
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (10%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March21 (8.4%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June22 (8.8%)
  • July16 (6.4%)
  • August17 (6.8%)
  • September24 (9.6%)
  • October20 (8%)
  • November20 (8%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (75%)
  • Wet or damp50 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (74%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (76%)
  • Roundabout34 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.6%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (27%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (71%)
  • Passenger46 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (72%)
  • Motorcycle55 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2022, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2022

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2022: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40465004
2ndA404243203
3rdA4010172102
4thM40142203
5thA41558903
6thA41287701
7thA40946601
8thB4825702
9thB40093301
10thA41292400
11thB44401100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2022

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2022: 135.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2022

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2022: 68.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2022

Buckinghamshire recorded 700 collisions in 2022, and 36% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2022, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years