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Lancaster road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2014, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (361), and casualties rose from 492.

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

Collisions in 2014
399
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
523
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Lancaster in 2014 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious10326%
  • Slight29373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11121%
  • Slight40978%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 399, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.8%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March35 (8.8%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May23 (5.8%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September31 (7.8%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December29 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (73%)
  • Wet or damp100 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (14%)
  • 30 mph223 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (16%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (8.6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (70%)
  • Passenger96 (18%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 127th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2014

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2014, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2014: 66, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66682114
2ndA6833950213
3rdA589293805
4thM6294208
5thA588172108
6thB5321151805
7thA510581003
8thB527371001
9thB62546704
10thB64803400
11thB52752200
12thB52721201
13thB52741200

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2014

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 131.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2014

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2014: 160.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years