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Lancaster road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2008, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (479), and casualties rose from 671.

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

Collisions in 2008
460
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
672
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2008

2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8518%
  • Slight36680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight56784%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 460, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February38 (8.3%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May34 (7.4%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July42 (9.1%)
  • August25 (5.4%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October39 (8.5%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December41 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (66%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph283 (62%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (19%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (17%)
  • 46 to 55101 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (64%)
  • Passenger175 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (70%)
  • Motorcycle78 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 129th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2008

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2008, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2008: 93, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA693148118
2ndA589496214
3rdM64571110
4thA683396827
5thB5321141902
6thA510591111
7thA58891402
8thB52737800
9thB62546812
10thA6541001
11thB52753301
12thB52312200
13thB52742200
14thB64802301
15thA60701200
16thB52721300
17thB65241200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2008

Lancaster and Morecambe had the most collisions of any town in Lancaster in 2008, with 100 each.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2008

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2008: 138.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years