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West Lancashire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1982, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (411), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 1982
436
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
640
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1982

4.4% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.4%
  • Serious10524%
  • Slight31272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious15023%
  • Slight47073%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 436, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5%)
  • February24 (5.5%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April28 (6.4%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November40 (9.2%)
  • December36 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (60%)
  • Wet or damp152 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (41%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph169 (39%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20191 (30%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (57%)
  • Passenger200 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (62%)
  • Motorcycle132 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1982.

Collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1982

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1982: 61, including 7 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5961107712
2ndA5705075212
3rdA577344608
4thA565192915
5thA5147184028
6thA5209172413
7thB5195162503
8thB51979900
9thB52437801
10thB52505802
11thA5064400
12thB524041111
13thB52424602
14thB52464411
15thB53124503
16thM64600
17thB53193302
18thM583903
19thB53752701
20thA5811200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1982

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1982: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1982

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1982: 130.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years