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Lancaster road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2006, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2005 (479), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 2006
488
Up 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
747
Up 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2006

2.5% of collisions in Lancaster in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight37777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious11916%
  • Slight61582%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 488, up 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (10%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March44 (9%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June34 (7%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August30 (6.1%)
  • September33 (6.8%)
  • October47 (9.6%)
  • November34 (7%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (67%)
  • Wet or damp146 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph299 (61%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (21%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (10%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (16%)
  • 36 to 45113 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (59%)
  • Passenger243 (33%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (71%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 137th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2006

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2006, with 82 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2006: 77, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA677120215
2ndA683476727
3rdM6367819
4thA589314517
5thA588162202
6thB5321131603
7thB625492013
8thB527381201
9thA51057710
10thA654802
11thB64804802
12thB52722302
13thB52752401
14thA5831100
15thA60701100
16thA6871100
17thA6891100
18thA6931300
19thB52311100
20thB52741100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2006

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 138.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2006

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2006: 178.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years