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Lancaster road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2003, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (482), and casualties rose from 671.

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

Collisions in 2003
495
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
683
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2003

3.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight41383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight59187%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 495, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May45 (9.1%)
  • June48 (9.7%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September47 (9.5%)
  • October39 (7.9%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December29 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (72%)
  • Wet or damp133 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph324 (65%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph100 (20%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (60%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (58%)
  • Passenger188 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (72%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 151st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2003

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2003, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2003: 79, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679110210
2ndA683558007
3rdM6396815
4thB5321303714
5thA589273302
6thA588111413
7thB5273111402
8thB625491612
9thA51058901
10thA655902
11thB648041110
12thA6012200
13thA5861100
14thB52741100
15thB52751100
16thM651200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2003

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 125.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2003

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2003: 167.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years