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Lancaster road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2000, and 733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999, and casualties fell from 792.

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

Collisions in 2000
521
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
733
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight41179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious11916%
  • Slight60583%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 521, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February34 (6.5%)
  • March49 (9.4%)
  • April32 (6.1%)
  • May42 (8.1%)
  • June48 (9.2%)
  • July45 (8.6%)
  • August44 (8.4%)
  • September47 (9%)
  • October44 (8.4%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December49 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (59%)
  • Wet or damp196 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph368 (71%)
  • 40 mph26 (5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph82 (16%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (59%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (59%)
  • Passenger212 (29%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (72%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 155th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2000: 113, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6113162123
2ndA6835680010
3rdA589416008
4thM6305807
5thB5321274804
6thB5273111102
7thA58891402
8thA51055900
9thA6551211
10thA60703501
11thB62543301
12thB64803300
13thB52742600
14thB52752300
15thA5831100
16thB52721100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2000

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 158.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2000

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2000: 193.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years