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Lancaster road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1980, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (530), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1980
552
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
695
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Lancaster in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious13024%
  • Slight40874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight53477%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 552, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday108 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.6%)
  • February30 (5.4%)
  • March35 (6.3%)
  • April48 (8.7%)
  • May48 (8.7%)
  • June45 (8.2%)
  • July43 (7.8%)
  • August70 (13%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October52 (9.4%)
  • November44 (8%)
  • December39 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (63%)
  • Wet or damp191 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph359 (65%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (19%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (24%)
  • Pedestrian143 (21%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (55%)
  • Passenger171 (25%)
  • Pedestrian143 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (59%)
  • Motorcycle166 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Lancaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 168th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1980: 108, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108136229
2ndA5896783217
3rdM6345626
4thB5321323819
5thA683294406
6thB5273212525
7thA5105172002
8thA588141913
9thB52748901
10thB625451001
11thB64803500
12thA652200
13thB52312200
14thB52722302
15thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1980

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 156.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1980

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1980: 195.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years