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Wycombe road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2023, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (250), and casualties fell from 302.

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 2023
213
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
279
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2023

0.9% of collisions in Wycombe in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22581%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 213, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 213
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (14%)
  • February19 (8.9%)
  • March18 (8.5%)
  • April13 (6.1%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June15 (7%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August14 (6.6%)
  • September20 (9.4%)
  • October12 (5.6%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December8 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (69%)
  • 40 mph15 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph33 (15%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (77%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (65%)
  • Passenger60 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2023, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2023

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2023: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40192405
2ndA4010172203
3rdA404131403
4thM40123325
5thA41558801
6thA40946600
7thA41286601
8thB4826802
9thA41293300
10thB44403301
11thB40091100

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2023

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2023: 98.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2023

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2023: 49.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2023

Buckinghamshire recorded 683 collisions in 2023, and 31% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years