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Wycombe road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Wycombe in 2024, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (213), and casualties fell from 279.

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 2024
202
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
244
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wycombe in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Wycombe in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wycombe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight17084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight21186%

Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 791 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 202, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 202
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March19 (9.4%)
  • April17 (8.4%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June18 (8.9%)
  • July14 (6.9%)
  • August11 (5.4%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October28 (14%)
  • November13 (6.4%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other11 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (76%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (77%)
  • Roundabout23 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wycombe in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (51%)
  • Pedestrian50 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 7510 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (20%)
  • Passenger45 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (73%)
  • Motorcycle45 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wycombe in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wycombe in 2024, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wycombe with the most crashes in 2024

The A40 had the most collisions in Wycombe in 2024: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wycombe, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40262904
2ndA404242813
3rdA4010141902
4thM40111503
5thA41285500
6thA40944500
7thB40094601
8thA41552200
9thA4131101
10thB44401100
11thB4741200
12thB4821101

Towns in Wycombe: crashes in 2024

High Wycombe had the most collisions of any town in Wycombe in 2024: 104.

Postcode districts in Wycombe: crashes in 2024

HP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wycombe in 2024: 60.

Buckinghamshire and its former districts in 2024

Buckinghamshire recorded 607 collisions in 2024, and 33% of them were in the old Wycombe district.

Other former districts in Buckinghamshire

Latest crashes in Wycombe in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wycombe in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Wycombe road accidents in other years