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Lancaster road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 1999, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 1998 (398), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1999
521
Up 31% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
792
Up 41% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight40678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight66083%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 521, up 31% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.3%)
  • February37 (7.1%)
  • March29 (5.6%)
  • April50 (9.6%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June46 (8.8%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August39 (7.5%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October44 (8.4%)
  • November51 (9.8%)
  • December47 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (62%)
  • Wet or damp182 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (68%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph87 (17%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (60%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (10%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2092 (12%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35154 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (6.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (59%)
  • Passenger243 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (74%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 163rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 1999: 99, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA699170214
2ndA5894762010
3rdA6834779013
4thM63762112
5thB5321213302
6thA588192905
7thB5273131714
8thA510581403
9thB625471105
10thA654711
11thB64804500
12thB52743400
13thB52753500
14thA6872200
15thA591300
16thA6011200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 1999

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 134.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 1999

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 1999: 170.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 1999, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years