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Lancaster road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2015, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (399), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 2015
388
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
554
Up 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2015

1% of collisions in Lancaster in 2015 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10126%
  • Slight28373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11020%
  • Slight44079%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 388, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February31 (8%)
  • March44 (11%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July21 (5.4%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October49 (13%)
  • November23 (5.9%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (67%)
  • Wet or damp115 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (13%)
  • 30 mph210 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (16%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (65%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (16%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (64%)
  • Passenger154 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 122nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2015

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2015, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2015

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2015: 60, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66076116
2ndA683293807
3rdM6295019
4thA589274006
5thB5321223602
6thB5273132102
7thA58891304
8thA510571304
9thB62545803
10thA6873501
11thB52752200
12thB64802200
13thA60701101
14thA651101
15thB52421100
16thB52741100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2015

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 111.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2015

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2015: 138.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years