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Lancaster road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1984, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (499), and casualties rose from 631.

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

Collisions in 1984
525
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
674
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Lancaster in 1984 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight41178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious12318%
  • Slight53980%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 525, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February23 (4.4%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April47 (9%)
  • May58 (11%)
  • June49 (9.3%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September50 (9.5%)
  • October35 (6.7%)
  • November44 (8.4%)
  • December37 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (66%)
  • Wet or damp173 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph359 (68%)
  • 40 mph42 (8%)
  • 60 mph94 (18%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)
  • Cyclist82 (12%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20165 (24%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 3584 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.3%)
  • Over 7529 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (57%)
  • Passenger168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian119 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (60%)
  • Motorcycle157 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1984.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1984: 99, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA699125116
2ndA5898299115
3rdB5321344016
4thM6264446
5thA683233606
6thA588141701
7thB6254112114
8thA510581600
9thB527371011
10thB64803301
11thB52742400
12thB52752200
13thA651200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1984

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 161.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1984

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1984: 197.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years