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West Lancashire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1981, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (427), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 1981
411
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
586
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1981

4.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.1%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight29572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious12321%
  • Slight44476%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 411, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.5%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April39 (9.5%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August30 (7.3%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November30 (7.3%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (53%)
  • Wet or damp166 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph171 (42%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph154 (37%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (32%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (57%)
  • Passenger189 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (64%)
  • Motorcycle118 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in West Lancashire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lancashire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1981.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1981

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1981: 61, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596187014
2ndA570518038
3rdA577273513
4thA5209244818
5thA565172217
6thB5195101206
7thB5197101203
8thA514791622
9thB53128900
10thB524271112
11thB52467712
12thB524051000
13thB53195600
14thA5063410
15thB52503302
16thB52412310
17thM582200
18thA5811100
19thB52431100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1981

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1981: 64.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1981

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1981: 119.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years