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West Lancashire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1983, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (436), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 1983
398
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
557
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1983

3.8% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight28672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious12723%
  • Slight41575%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 398, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (19%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May22 (5.5%)
  • June36 (9%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September31 (7.8%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November27 (6.8%)
  • December28 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (61%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (43%)
  • 40 mph63 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph135 (34%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (18%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (28%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (54%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (65%)
  • Motorcycle99 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1983.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1983

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1983: 53, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595371316
2ndA570517349
3rdA577334805
4thA5209222804
5thA565195127
6thA567102024
7thB519791102
8thB531291202
9thM586601
10thB52424802
11thB52464402
12thB53754502
13thB51953400
14thB53193401
15thB52432200
16thB52502201
17thA5061100
18thA5811400
19thB52401100
20thB52411100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1983

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1983: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1983

L40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1983: 112.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years