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Lancaster road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,796 road traffic collisions in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025, and 28,457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 402 were fatal and 4,467 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 231 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (213), and casualties rose from 283 to 314.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,796
158th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,457
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
402
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
231
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Lancaster

1.9% of collisions in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4021.9%
  • Serious4,46721%
  • Slight15,92777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4421.6%
  • Serious5,12018%
  • Slight22,89580%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. In 2025 there were 231, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025231314
2024213283
2023241307
2022279377
2021240293
2020213279
2019262373
2018349488
2017362529
2016356510
2015388554
2014399523
2013361492
2012388531
2011421581
2010446629
2009496707
2008460672
2007479671
2006488747
2005479686
2004499683
2003495683
2002482671
2001499700
2000521733
1999521792
1998398561
1997501725
1996522750
1995526715
1994543739
1993485669
1992531730
1991480654
1990516696
1989533716
1988472630
1987469607
1986500657
1985528680
1984525674
1983499631
1982589744
1981529690
1980552695
1979530686

When and where crashes happen in Lancaster

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,899 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,911 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,862 (14%)
  • Thursday3,042 (15%)
  • Friday3,299 (16%)
  • Saturday3,018 (15%)
  • Sunday2,765 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59783 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59345 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,221 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,043 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,420 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,868 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,608 (7.7%)
  • February1,405 (6.8%)
  • March1,649 (7.9%)
  • April1,627 (7.8%)
  • May1,769 (8.5%)
  • June1,848 (8.9%)
  • July1,909 (9.2%)
  • August1,814 (8.7%)
  • September1,844 (8.9%)
  • October1,836 (8.8%)
  • November1,831 (8.8%)
  • December1,656 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,230 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,813 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,561 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown108 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit84 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,783 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,806 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds335 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds330 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds111 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist62 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.1%)
  • Other151 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded194 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,712 (66%)
  • Wet or damp6,538 (31%)
  • Frost or ice361 (1.7%)
  • Snow103 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep41 (0.2%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph643 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph12,937 (62%)
  • 40 mph1,308 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph458 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph3,728 (18%)
  • 70 mph1,712 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,213 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,135 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1,735 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout634 (3%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lancaster

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,608 (55%)
  • Pedestrian4,042 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist3,666 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,702 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant865 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant588 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)375 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant264 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant153 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant150 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5729 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101,212 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,668 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 205,197 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,490 (12%)
  • 26 to 354,756 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,559 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,926 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,093 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,554 (5.5%)
  • Over 751,172 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,870 (59%)
  • Passenger7,545 (27%)
  • Pedestrian4,042 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,778 (68%)
  • Motorcycle3,723 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,802 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,923 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,302 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach666 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car391 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle385 (1.1%)
  • Minibus140 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle66 (0.2%)
  • Other69 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lancaster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lancaster

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lancaster ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 158th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369
156thPowys20,84330,9376856,054
157thMiddlesbrough20,82326,8452722,902
158thLancaster (this area)20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon20,77830,0736575,910
160thNewark and Sherwood20,64629,7975404,860
161stMid Sussex20,63628,7503944,264

Accident hotspots in Lancaster

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster, with 1,248 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025: 3,653, including 78 fatal and 709 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63,6534,99878709
2ndA5892,0202,59622398
3rdM61,6572,91463336
4thA6831,5912,28439339
5thB53219481,18811204
6thA58853077217133
7thB52734476071087
8thA51053444971381
9thB62542984391189
10thA65175290858
11thB6480158221348
12thB5274137169325
13thB52757896022
14thA60705194318
15thA687355208
16thA601334915
17thB52723039012
18thA58391201
19thB52317700
20thA15702

Towns in Lancaster

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 5,691.

Postcode districts in Lancaster

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025: 7,130.

Latest crashes in Lancaster

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lancaster, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity