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West Lancashire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1980, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (424), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 1980
427
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
575
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1980

2.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight30170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious14024%
  • Slight42574%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 427, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.4%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August40 (9.4%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November34 (8%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (46%)
  • 40 mph70 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph137 (32%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20194 (34%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (61%)
  • Passenger156 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (60%)
  • Motorcycle150 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1980.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1980

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1980: 72, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA597293219
2ndA5704761113
3rdA577253005
4thA5209193119
5thA5147142413
6thA565132103
7thB5242121913
8thB5312101101
9thB51959902
10thB52507901
11thB52406612
12thB52466904
13thA5065801
14thB51975701
15thB53195500
16thB52432200
17thA5811101
18thB53751101
19thM61101

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1980

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1980: 75.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1980

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1980: 119.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years