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Lancaster road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2013, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (388), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2013
361
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
492
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2013

1.4% of collisions in Lancaster in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight27676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight40482%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 361, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June32 (8.9%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December31 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (16%)
  • 30 mph192 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph62 (17%)
  • 70 mph29 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (57%)
  • Cyclist72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (65%)
  • Passenger117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (11%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 140th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2013

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2013, with 50 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2013: 71, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67189112
2ndM6306104
3rdA683263309
4thA589233304
5thA588132105
6thB5321131506
7thA510581202
8thB527381001
9thB62545501
10thB527441002
11thA5831100
12thA651300
13thB52721100
14thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2013

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 106.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2013

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2013: 132.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years