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Lancaster road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2022, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2021 (240), and casualties rose from 293.

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

Collisions in 2022
279
Up 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
377
Up 29% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Lancaster in 2022 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious10437%
  • Slight17362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious11631%
  • Slight25969%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 279, up 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (22%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April26 (9.3%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June35 (13%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August25 (9%)
  • September23 (8.2%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December22 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (17%)
  • 30 mph143 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (5%)
  • 60 mph31 (11%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (59%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2039 (10%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (62%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 127th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2022

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2022, with 40 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2022

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2022: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64664011
2ndA6832638010
3rdM6264408
4thA589252717
5thB52736802
6thA51055704
7thB53215502
8thA5884503
9thB62544412
10thB64804703
11thA652302
12thB52722202
13thA60701301
14thA6871300
15thB52741100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2022

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 89.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2022

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2022: 107.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years