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Lancaster road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2017, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (356), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2017
362
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
529
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2017

2.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight27877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight43682%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 362, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March29 (8%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June34 (9.4%)
  • July35 (9.7%)
  • August19 (5.2%)
  • September29 (8%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (68%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (17%)
  • 30 mph189 (52%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (15%)
  • 70 mph29 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (56%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (10%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (17%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7534 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (61%)
  • Passenger159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 116th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2017

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2017, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2017: 58, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65811348
2ndA683456918
3rdM6284006
4thA589243507
5thB5321162201
6thB527391100
7thA5888903
8thB62547904
9thA51055911
10thA653302
11thB52742201
12thA51011200
13thB51051100
14thB52721101
15thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2017

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 106.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2017

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2017: 124.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years