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Lancaster road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2009, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (460), and casualties rose from 672.

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

Collisions in 2009
496
Up 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
707
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight41083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight60986%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 496, up 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (10%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.3%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April35 (7.1%)
  • May48 (9.7%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July41 (8.3%)
  • August34 (6.9%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November41 (8.3%)
  • December39 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (66%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph318 (64%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (18%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (65%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5%)
  • 16 to 20113 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.5%)
  • Over 7537 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (64%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 105th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2009

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2009, with 77 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2009: 84, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA684106114
2ndA683649317
3rdM6468318
4thA589263604
5thA588192715
6thB5273152423
7thB5321142103
8thB6254111801
9thA510591400
10thB648071501
11thA60703411
12thA653811
13thA6872200
14thB52752300
15thB52741100
16thB64301100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2009

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 137.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2009

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2009: 182.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years