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Lancaster road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1979, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,796 collisions in Lancaster.

Collisions in 1979
530
Casualties in 1979
686
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Lancaster in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious14227%
  • Slight37771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious15523%
  • Slight51976%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 530.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.7%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April40 (7.5%)
  • May33 (6.2%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July64 (12%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November36 (6.8%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (60%)
  • Wet or damp180 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph365 (69%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (15%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (22%)
  • Pedestrian146 (21%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 2570 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4553 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (7.6%)
  • Over 7529 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (53%)
  • Passenger177 (26%)
  • Pedestrian146 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (60%)
  • Motorcycle153 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1979.

Collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1979: 80, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680108119
2ndA5895567215
3rdM6274926
4thA683202522
5thB53211820010
6thA588132202
7thB5273111202
8thA5105101004
9thB625471204
10thA653401
11thB52743302
12thA6872401
13thB64802302

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1979

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 164.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1979

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1979: 190.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years