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Lancaster road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1991, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (516), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 1991
480
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
654
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Lancaster in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight38079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight54383%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 480, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (12%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July47 (9.8%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September47 (9.8%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November33 (6.9%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (66%)
  • Wet or damp151 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph298 (62%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph101 (21%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (52%)
  • Pedestrian142 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20120 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7533 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (50%)
  • Passenger187 (29%)
  • Pedestrian142 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (69%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1991.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1991: 100, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6100131211
2ndA589556807
3rdM6305423
4thA683233217
5thB5321182403
6thA588172305
7thB5273101704
8thA510591801
9thB52746601
10thB52755603
11thB62544501
12thA653401
13thB64803400
14thA60701300
15thB52721100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1991

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 144.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1991

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1991: 191.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years