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Lancaster road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2007, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (488), and casualties fell from 747.

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

Collisions in 2007
479
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
671
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2007

1% of collisions in Lancaster in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight37879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10716%
  • Slight55983%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 479, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (10%)
  • February25 (5.2%)
  • March46 (9.6%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August36 (7.5%)
  • September47 (9.8%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November37 (7.7%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (66%)
  • Wet or damp157 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph318 (66%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph87 (18%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (59%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20136 (20%)
  • 21 to 2569 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (15%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (64%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (69%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 134th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2007

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2007, with 69 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2007: 65, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6658718
2ndA6834057010
3rdM6386117
4thA589354507
5thA588152201
6thB5273121701
7thB5321121603
8thA510591501
9thA657802
10thB625471001
11thA6014502
12thB64804400
13thB52753701
14thA6741100
15thB52541110
16thB52721100
17thB52741100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2007

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 139.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2007

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2007: 169.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years