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Lancaster road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1982, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (529), and casualties rose from 690.

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

Collisions in 1982
589
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
744
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1982

4.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.2%
  • Serious14725%
  • Slight41771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.5%
  • Serious18224%
  • Slight53672%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 589, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (19%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February42 (7.1%)
  • March48 (8.1%)
  • April48 (8.1%)
  • May53 (9%)
  • June56 (9.5%)
  • July51 (8.7%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October52 (8.8%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December42 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (62%)
  • Wet or damp200 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph391 (66%)
  • 40 mph52 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (18%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (29%)
  • Pedestrian146 (20%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20236 (32%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (57%)
  • Passenger174 (23%)
  • Pedestrian146 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (59%)
  • Motorcycle214 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Lancaster

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lancaster ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 152nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1982: 105, including 8 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6105121826
2ndA58992111518
3rdM63655310
4thB5321293607
5thA683263918
6thB5273172003
7thA588131713
8thB6254131605
9thA51057902
10thB648071105
11thB52746601
12thB52754501
13thA652301

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1982

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 159.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1982

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1982: 209.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years