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Lancaster road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2020, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (262), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 2020
213
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
279
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Lancaster in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious7033%
  • Slight13865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious8029%
  • Slight19470%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 213, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 213
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March14 (6.6%)
  • April7 (3.3%)
  • May11 (5.2%)
  • June13 (6.1%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September21 (9.9%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November20 (9.4%)
  • December17 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (67%)
  • Wet or damp67 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (14%)
  • 30 mph104 (49%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (16%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (55%)
  • Cyclist38 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (9%)
  • Over 7516 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (69%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 142nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2020

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2020, with 27 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2020

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2020: 30, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63036012
2ndM6233805
3rdA589202504
4thA683141914
5thB5321101103
6thA5887906
7thB527361002
8thA51054701
9thB62544401
10thB64803311
11thA12200
12thA6871301
13thB52741100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2020

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 58.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2020

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2020: 69.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2020, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years