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Lancaster road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2024, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (241), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 2024
213
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
283
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Lancaster in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious7133%
  • Slight13865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8129%
  • Slight19870%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 213, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.4%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March19 (8.9%)
  • April19 (8.9%)
  • May9 (4.2%)
  • June17 (8%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August16 (7.5%)
  • September9 (4.2%)
  • October29 (14%)
  • November18 (8.5%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (67%)
  • Wet or damp68 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (11%)
  • 30 mph99 (46%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (7%)
  • 60 mph38 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (60%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3537 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (14%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (61%)
  • Passenger65 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (72%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 172nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2024

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2024, with 25 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2024: 37, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63753019
2ndM6213015
3rdA589161712
4thA683162116
5thB53215501
6thB62545602
7thA653401
8thB52733311
9thA51052200
10thA60702201
11thA5881101
12thA6871301
13thB52741100
14thM11100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2024

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 50.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2024

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2024: 57.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years