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Lancaster road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2018, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (362), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2018
349
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
488
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Lancaster in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious8023%
  • Slight26175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight39882%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 349, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.5%)
  • February27 (7.7%)
  • March19 (5.4%)
  • April19 (5.4%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (76%)
  • Wet or damp80 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (13%)
  • 30 mph187 (54%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (18%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (62%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (11%)
  • 66 to 7540 (8.2%)
  • Over 7532 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (64%)
  • Passenger122 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 114th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2018

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2018, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2018: 52, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65265212
2ndA683406528
3rdA589323506
4thM6244301
5thB5321151602
6thB5273111604
7thA588101613
8thA607051201
9thB52744401
10thB62544601
11thA51052300
12thA5832401
13thB52312200
14thA6011100
15thB52721100
16thB64801101

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2018

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 90.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2018

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2018: 119.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2018, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years