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West Lancashire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1979, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,774 collisions in West Lancashire.

Collisions in 1979
424
Casualties in 1979
582
Fatal collisions
17
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1979

4% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174%
  • Serious12830%
  • Slight27966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious15527%
  • Slight40970%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 424.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8%)
  • February21 (5%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August37 (8.7%)
  • September33 (7.8%)
  • October41 (9.7%)
  • November42 (9.9%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (54%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph212 (50%)
  • 40 mph71 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (27%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7%)
  • 16 to 20160 (27%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (27%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (60%)
  • Motorcycle134 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in West Lancashire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lancashire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1979.

Collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1979

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1979: 49, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594974417
2ndA570283617
3rdA577263407
4thA5209202828
5thA506131705
6thB5312101403
7thA514771013
8thB519771003
9thB52417701
10thB524671111
11thA56561003
12thB51956902
13thB53195600
14thB52504401
15thB52403702
16thB52422400
17thA5811300
18thM581100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1979

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1979: 78.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1979

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1979: 137.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years