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Lancaster road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1998, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1997 (501), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 1998
398
Down 21% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
561
Down 23% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1998

2% of collisions in Lancaster in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight31980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight46783%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 398, down 21% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February30 (7.5%)
  • March46 (12%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September21 (5.3%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (59%)
  • Wet or damp161 (40%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph222 (56%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph76 (19%)
  • 70 mph62 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (64%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (25%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (61%)
  • Passenger161 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1998.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1998

The M6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1998: 61, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66110718
2ndA65384110
3rdA683283626
4thA589253303
5thB6254141613
6thA588112201
7thB5321111102
8thA51056910
9thB52735702
10thA654500
11thB52743600
12thA6872200
13thB64802200
14thA5831200
15thA60701201
16thB52721100
17thB52751101

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1998

Morecambe had the most collisions of any town in Lancaster in 1998: 103.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1998

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1998: 98.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years