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Lancaster road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2005, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (499), and casualties rose from 683.

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

Collisions in 2005
479
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
686
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Lancaster in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8418%
  • Slight38881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight58585%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 479, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February41 (8.6%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April41 (8.6%)
  • May34 (7.1%)
  • June28 (5.8%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September40 (8.4%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph303 (63%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph71 (15%)
  • 70 mph50 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (61%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6%)
  • 16 to 20129 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (10%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 45111 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (63%)
  • Passenger174 (25%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (73%)
  • Motorcycle73 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 145th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2005

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2005, with 69 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2005: 79, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679123011
2ndA683526419
3rdM6458249
4thA589344306
5thA588132004
6thB5321121914
7thB52736601
8thB64805701
9thA51054510
10thA6014800
11thA654803
12thB62544500
13thB52753501
14thA60702701
15thB52741100
16thB6831100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2005

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 123.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2005

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2005: 164.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years