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Lancaster road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2012, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (421), and casualties fell from 581.

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

Collisions in 2012
388
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
531
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Lancaster in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight32183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight45986%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 388, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.7%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April38 (9.8%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July25 (6.4%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September36 (9.3%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (70%)
  • Wet or damp99 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph241 (62%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (15%)
  • 70 mph31 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (55%)
  • Cyclist73 (14%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (63%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (11%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 131st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2012

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2012, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2012: 66, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66699011
2ndA589395808
3rdA683335407
4thM6316114
5thB5321171700
6thA588121711
7thB52737901
8thA51054602
9thB52743300
10thB62543301
11thA60701100
12thA651100
13thA6871101
14thB52751200
15thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2012

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 115.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2012

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2012: 140.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years