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Lancaster road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1986, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (528), and casualties fell from 680.

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

Collisions in 1986
500
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
657
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight38978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious12419%
  • Slight52079%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 500, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.2%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March42 (8.4%)
  • April28 (5.6%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July48 (9.6%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September33 (6.6%)
  • October38 (7.6%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December43 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph334 (67%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph103 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (43%)
  • Pedestrian135 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (19%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (21%)
  • 21 to 25107 (16%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (54%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian135 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (63%)
  • Motorcycle125 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Lancaster ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1986.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1986: 84, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68498113
2ndA5897693114
3rdB5321353908
4thA683304829
5thM6244107
6thA588122322
7thB5273111702
8thA5105101312
9thA6581001
10thB625481400
11thB52745600
12thB64804500
13thB52753300
14thA60701101
15thA6871200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1986

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 112.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1986

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1986: 132.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years