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Lancaster road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1990, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (533), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1990
516
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
696
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1990

2.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight40278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight55279%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 516, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.9%)
  • February35 (6.8%)
  • March42 (8.1%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August48 (9.3%)
  • September44 (8.5%)
  • October36 (7%)
  • November43 (8.3%)
  • December45 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (66%)
  • Wet or damp168 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (65%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (21%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (50%)
  • Pedestrian115 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (21%)
  • 21 to 25124 (18%)
  • 26 to 35112 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (56%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian115 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (66%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1990.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1990: 103, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6103128219
2ndA5895869210
3rdM6388847
4thB5321263405
5thA683212916
6thB5273101601
7thA58881120
8thB625481102
9thB527471003
10thA51056810
11thA655800
12thB64804504
13thA6012200
14thA6872300
15thB52752201

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1990

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 152.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1990

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1990: 185.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years