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Lancaster road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2010, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (496), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 2010
446
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
629
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight36682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight53986%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 446, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday55 (12%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March34 (7.6%)
  • April40 (9%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August42 (9.4%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December22 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (70%)
  • Wet or damp107 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph302 (68%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (14%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (73%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (61%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7529 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 115th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2010

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2010, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2010: 85, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA685108112
2ndA589446707
3rdA683375507
4thM6305306
5thB5321192803
6thB5273111703
7thA58891501
8thA510581513
9thB62546703
10thA60704903
11thA654600
12thA6874402
13thB52753400
14thA6011200
15thA6851100
16thB52721100
17thB52741100
18thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2010

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 124.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2010

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2010: 157.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2010, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years