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Lancaster road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2021, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2020 (213), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2021
240
Up 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
293
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2021

1.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6828%
  • Slight16870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious7425%
  • Slight21573%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 240, up 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 240
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.7%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April22 (9.2%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June21 (8.8%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September23 (9.6%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December18 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (13%)
  • 30 mph130 (54%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph36 (15%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (53%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (67%)
  • Passenger56 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (10%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 138th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2021

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2021, with 34 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2021

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2021: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6333516
2ndA683233316
3rdM6213306
4thA589162305
5thB5321101203
6thA51055501
7thA5885610
8thB52735500
9thB62543602
10thB52752200
11thA11100
12thA6871100
13thB11100
14thB5891100
15thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2021

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 62.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2021

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2021: 76.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years