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Lancaster road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2019, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2018 (349), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2019
262
Down 25% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
373
Down 24% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Lancaster in 2019 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious9436%
  • Slight16463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious10929%
  • Slight26070%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 262, down 25% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February25 (9.5%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April26 (9.9%)
  • May24 (9.2%)
  • June18 (6.9%)
  • July15 (5.7%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October20 (7.6%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (69%)
  • Wet or damp75 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (16%)
  • 30 mph133 (51%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (14%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (64%)
  • Cyclist47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (69%)
  • Passenger81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 165th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2019

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2019, with 29 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2019

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2019: 31, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63151112
2ndM6305818
3rdA5892739011
4thA683182705
5thB5273101404
6thB532181013
7thA5887701
8thA51056605
9thB62544601
10thB64804402
11thB52722401
12thB52742200
13thA651101
14thB52751201

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2019

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 64.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2019

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2019: 82.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2019, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years