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Lancaster road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2011, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (446), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2011
421
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
581
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2011

0.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight34582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight49886%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 421, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.3%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April40 (9.5%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July28 (6.7%)
  • August28 (6.7%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December22 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (72%)
  • Wet or damp104 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph275 (65%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (56%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (22%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (65%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (67%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 122nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2011

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2011, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2011

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2011: 82, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682121017
2ndA589364505
3rdA683293505
4thM6275005
5thA588173005
6thB5321111701
7thA510591402
8thB527391400
9thB625481402
10thB64808803
11thA653401
12thB52742200
13thA6871100
14thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2011

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 124.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2011

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2011: 148.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years