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Lancaster road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2023, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2022 (279), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 2023
241
Down 14% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
307
Down 19% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2023

1.2% of collisions in Lancaster in 2023 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious8334%
  • Slight15564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious8929%
  • Slight21570%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 241, down 14% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 241
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February22 (9.1%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May21 (8.7%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September23 (9.5%)
  • October11 (4.6%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December18 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (69%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (17%)
  • 30 mph125 (52%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (10%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (56%)
  • Cyclist48 (16%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.8%)
  • Over 7522 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (66%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 151st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2023

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2023, with 37 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2023

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2023: 40, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64052019
2ndA5892225010
3rdM6203106
4thA683161906
5thA588101504
6thB532191004
7thB52735602
8thA51052301
9thB52722300
10thB62542201
11thA11101
12thA651200
13thB52751100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2023

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2023

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2023: 79.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years