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Lancaster road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1997, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (522), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1997
501
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
725
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1997

1% of collisions in Lancaster in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8717%
  • Slight40982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight61785%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 501, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (9.6%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February45 (9%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May33 (6.6%)
  • June45 (9%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August47 (9.4%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October28 (5.6%)
  • November30 (6%)
  • December35 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (64%)
  • Wet or damp173 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (57%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph100 (20%)
  • 70 mph80 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (67%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist59 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (59%)
  • Passenger228 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1997.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1997

The M6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1997: 77, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67712727
2ndA675107116
3rdA683486109
4thA589375104
5thB5321233103
6thA588142202
7thA510581501
8thB52736802
9thB64805701
10thB52744402
11thB62544601
12thA6013301
13thA652401
14thA6872200
15thB52751101

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1997

Morecambe had the most collisions of any town in Lancaster in 1997: 108.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1997

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years