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Lancaster road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1996, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (526), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 1996
522
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
750
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1996

2.3% of collisions in Lancaster in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight40277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious12817%
  • Slight61081%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 522, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.8%)
  • February46 (8.8%)
  • March34 (6.5%)
  • April43 (8.2%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June42 (8%)
  • July36 (6.9%)
  • August50 (9.6%)
  • September51 (9.8%)
  • October38 (7.3%)
  • November50 (9.6%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (64%)
  • Wet or damp176 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (66%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph80 (15%)
  • 70 mph60 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (64%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20128 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.7%)
  • Over 7529 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (54%)
  • Passenger246 (33%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 168th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1996: 109, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6109148119
2ndM658113510
3rdA683528218
4thA589415408
5thB5321283304
6thA58881313
7thB62546901
8thB64806904
9thB527341010
10thA51053500
11thA653502
12thB52743311
13thA6012200
14thA60702401
15thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1996

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 154.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1996

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1996: 192.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years