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Lancaster road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2004, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (495), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2004
499
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
683
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Lancaster in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight40782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight58185%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 499, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March45 (9%)
  • April44 (8.8%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June48 (9.6%)
  • July34 (6.8%)
  • August46 (9.2%)
  • September38 (7.6%)
  • October45 (9%)
  • November36 (7.2%)
  • December48 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (64%)
  • Wet or damp168 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph305 (61%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (17%)
  • 70 mph57 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (60%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (11%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (63%)
  • Passenger176 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lancaster ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 138th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2004

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2004, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2004: 83, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA683124115
2ndA6836385010
3rdA5895573012
4thM65597211
5thB5321243100
6thA588162613
7thB5273101303
8thA510571101
9thB625471300
10thA656805
11thB52743300
12thB64803401
13thA60702210
14thM551100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2004

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 131.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2004

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2004: 165.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years