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High Wycombe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,183 road traffic collisions in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 94 were fatal and 1,413 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (104).

Collisions since 1979
9,183
128th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
11,602
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
94
96 people killed
Serious collisions
1,413
1,546 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
87
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
112
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for High Wycombe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal941%
  • Serious1,41315%
  • Slight7,67684%

What the data shows

  • High Wycombe had 1,053 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,504 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in High Wycombe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,695 children under 16 were killed or injured in High Wycombe, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in High Wycombe.

Where High Wycombe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
128th
Most casualties
128th
Most fatal collisions
130th
Most serious collisions
137th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,349 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,314 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,358 (15%)
  • Thursday1,405 (15%)
  • Friday1,579 (17%)
  • Saturday1,264 (14%)
  • Sunday914 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,459 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,455 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown159 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,332 (80%)
  • Roundabout928 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway688 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road212 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph8,527 (93%)
  • 40 mph378 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph137 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph134 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,353 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,208 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds112 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds83 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other245 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded93 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,251 (54%)
  • Pedestrian2,366 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,573 (14%)
  • Cyclist831 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant207 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant197 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant74 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

High Wycombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Wycombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in High Wycombe peaked at 318 in 1984; 2025 had 87.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 87
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587112
2024104123
202398123
2022135160
2021105126
202080109
2019112142
2018113138
201797139
2016122162
2015124169
2014136165
2013131182
2012114146
2011172218
2010133205
2009152212
2008179219
2007179226
2006184241
2005176230
2004220271
2003199259
2002233279
2001227292
2000252317
1999264340
1998234328
1997260343
1996224273
1995212270
1994235294
1993219271
1992271345
1991256309
1990278346
1989238290
1988260310
1987283361
1986277345
1985299363
1984318391
1983267328
1982254295
1981242314
1980158184
1979270337

Map of recent crashes in High Wycombe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in High Wycombe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in High Wycombe

The 24 most recent collisions in High Wycombe happened between 19 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in High Wycombe

The A40 has the most collisions in High Wycombe, 2,055 of 9,183 (22%), followed by the A404 (917).

Collisions in High Wycombe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA402,0552,61318310
2ndA4049171,1905123
3rdA4010485611875
4thA4128350418260
5thM40116191217

Council area for High Wycombe

High Wycombe is in Buckinghamshire, where police recorded 72,942 collisions from 1979 to 2025. High Wycombe accounts for 13% of them.

Postcode districts in High Wycombe

Collisions in High Wycombe were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by HP11 (3,811) and HP13 (3,123).