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Lancaster road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1994, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1993 (485), and casualties rose from 669.

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

Collisions in 1994
543
Up 12% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
739
Up 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1994

2% of collisions in Lancaster in 1994 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight41677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight58980%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 543, up 12% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday65 (12%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7%)
  • February40 (7.4%)
  • March33 (6.1%)
  • April50 (9.2%)
  • May51 (9.4%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July54 (9.9%)
  • August54 (9.9%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October47 (8.7%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December35 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (63%)
  • Wet or damp186 (34%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (65%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph92 (17%)
  • 70 mph54 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (57%)
  • Pedestrian117 (16%)
  • Cyclist74 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (23%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (58%)
  • Passenger193 (26%)
  • Pedestrian117 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 148th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1994

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1994: 92, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA692129110
2ndA5895984112
3rdM65287115
4thA683324017
5thB5321293305
6thA588162202
7thA5105111403
8thA65102013
9thB527381301
10thB52746711
11thB62544912
12thB64804501
13thA6011100
14thA6871201
15thB52751101

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1994

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 137.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1994

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1994: 168.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1994, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years