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Lancaster road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2001, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (521), and casualties fell from 733.

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

Collisions in 2001
499
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
700
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2001

2.4% of collisions in Lancaster in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight38076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12117%
  • Slight56581%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 499, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (11%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March42 (8.4%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May32 (6.4%)
  • June35 (7%)
  • July58 (12%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November41 (8.2%)
  • December38 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (65%)
  • Wet or damp153 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (68%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph93 (19%)
  • 70 mph35 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (63%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (59%)
  • Passenger189 (27%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (75%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lancaster

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lancaster ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 168th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2001

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2001, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2001: 76, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67697113
2ndA6835277211
3rdA589354818
4thM6345934
5thB5321274117
6thA588142003
7thB5273141903
8thB6254101802
9thA510561002
10thB64806903
11thA654500
12thB52744501
13thA6012310
14thA60702201
15thB52722301
16thA5861101
17thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2001

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 145.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2001

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2001: 186.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years