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Lancaster road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2016, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (388), and casualties fell from 554.

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

Collisions in 2016
356
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
510
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight27176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight41682%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 356, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday48 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February32 (9%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September23 (6.5%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (16%)
  • 30 mph188 (53%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (17%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (8.2%)
  • Over 7537 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (67%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (71%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 140th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2016

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2016, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2016

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2016: 54, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65495312
2ndA683364917
3rdA589304805
4thM6254507
5thB5321152502
6thA588131812
7thB527381102
8thA51055502
9thA653512
10thB52743401
11thB52753301
12thA5832200
13thB62542400
14thA5101100
15thB52721100
16thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2016

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 96.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2016

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2016: 119.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years