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West Lancashire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,774 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025, and 24,974 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 3,620 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 185 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (156), and casualties rose from 228 to 254.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,774
135th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,974
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
185
Up 19% on 2024

Crash severity in West Lancashire

2% of collisions in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3332%
  • Serious3,62022%
  • Slight12,82176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3591.4%
  • Serious4,35517%
  • Slight20,26081%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. In 2025 there were 185, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 185
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025185254
2024156228
2023172241
2022177259
2021165227
2020151211
2019193292
2018189260
2017226320
2016273402
2015264395
2014286423
2013266397
2012268398
2011305473
2010334506
2009327488
2008357580
2007414669
2006375602
2005408639
2004434660
2003413618
2002418579
2001419602
2000430668
1999457741
1998511772
1997501780
1996494779
1995469757
1994481741
1993437614
1992447675
1991405593
1990434656
1989427615
1988419607
1987383561
1986413596
1985380567
1984415589
1983398557
1982436640
1981411586
1980427575
1979424582

When and where crashes happen in West Lancashire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,301 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,330 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,366 (14%)
  • Thursday2,549 (15%)
  • Friday2,730 (16%)
  • Saturday2,403 (14%)
  • Sunday2,095 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59603 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59287 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,262 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,301 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,068 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,151 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,521 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,581 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,285 (7.7%)
  • February1,239 (7.4%)
  • March1,269 (7.6%)
  • April1,326 (7.9%)
  • May1,444 (8.6%)
  • June1,431 (8.5%)
  • July1,495 (8.9%)
  • August1,487 (8.9%)
  • September1,418 (8.5%)
  • October1,506 (9%)
  • November1,488 (8.9%)
  • December1,386 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,364 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,343 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting891 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit95 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown81 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,290 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,323 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds269 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds248 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds132 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist116 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other168 (1%)
  • Not recorded200 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,382 (62%)
  • Wet or damp5,618 (33%)
  • Frost or ice608 (3.6%)
  • Snow95 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep26 (0.2%)
  • Mud16 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph181 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph6,854 (41%)
  • 40 mph3,346 (20%)
  • 50 mph439 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph4,729 (28%)
  • 70 mph1,218 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,435 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,915 (11%)
  • Roundabout876 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road469 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,775 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,655 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,194 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist1,469 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant890 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant326 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)248 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant162 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant113 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant102 (0.4%)
  • Other38 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5572 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10854 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151,413 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 204,702 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,275 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,316 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,474 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,649 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,815 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 751,104 (4.4%)
  • Over 75727 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,374 (62%)
  • Passenger7,406 (30%)
  • Pedestrian2,194 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,835 (73%)
  • Motorcycle2,625 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,753 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,526 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,012 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach339 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle290 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car193 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle112 (0.4%)
  • Minibus98 (0.3%)
  • Other54 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Lancashire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lancashire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lancashire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had the 135th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
135th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 168th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832
215thRugby16,80322,8324094,129
216thNeath Port Talbot16,77723,3892902,414
217thWest Lancashire (this area)16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay16,75120,7291392,827
219thCaerphilly16,71823,0293123,148
220thHalton16,67023,0792242,666

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire, with 692 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025: 2,073, including 54 fatal and 396 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA592,0733,13554396
2ndA5701,9383,03042363
3rdA5771,1831,69417216
4thA52097401,19613167
5thA5655811,02721173
6thA514744175616114
7thB5312418599279
8thM583295261160
9thB5197292399456
10thB5195261418468
11thB52462523741168
12thB5242244416865
13thB5240210322648
14thM6210384332
15thB5243119178024
16thB5250116167122
17thA5068107170113
18thB5319102128118
19thA50692130620
20thM618714809

Towns in West Lancashire

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025: 2,716.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025: 4,831.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Lancashire, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

Severity