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Lancaster road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Lancaster in 2025, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (213), and casualties rose from 283.

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

Collisions in 2025
231
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
314
Up 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Lancaster in 2025

2.6% of collisions in Lancaster in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Lancaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious7733%
  • Slight14864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious9129%
  • Slight21769%

Lancaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 589 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 231, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (21%)
  • Wednesday19 (8.2%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March21 (9.1%)
  • April20 (8.7%)
  • May21 (9.1%)
  • June18 (7.8%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August12 (5.2%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October17 (7.4%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December15 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (71%)
  • Wet or damp62 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (14%)
  • 30 mph107 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (15%)
  • 70 mph25 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lancaster in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (60%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (15%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.3%)
  • Over 7519 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (66%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lancaster in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lancaster ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lancaster had the 158th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lancaster in 2025

Castle, Lancaster, LA1 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lancaster in 2025, with 30 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Lancaster with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Lancaster in 2025: 31, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lancaster, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63140110
2ndM6245419
3rdA683161914
4thA589111203
5thB527381012
6thB53216601
7thB62546701
8thA51055504
9thA5883302
10thA60703401
11thA11301
12thA651100
13thB52741100
14thB52751101
15thB64801100

Towns in Lancaster: crashes in 2025

Lancaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 54.

Postcode districts in Lancaster: crashes in 2025

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lancaster in 2025: 75.

Latest crashes in Lancaster in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lancaster in 2025, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Lancaster road accidents in other years