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West Lancashire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1984, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (398), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 1984
415
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
589
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight30974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight45778%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 415, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April39 (9.4%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December30 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (62%)
  • Wet or damp150 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (46%)
  • 40 mph60 (14%)
  • 60 mph138 (33%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (20%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (23%)
  • 21 to 25105 (18%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (58%)
  • Passenger174 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (66%)
  • Motorcycle112 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in West Lancashire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Lancashire ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1984.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1984

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1984: 61, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596182215
2ndA570447037
3rdA5774260110
4thA5209172203
5thA567142513
6thB5195132202
7thA565122003
8thB52466801
9thA5065701
10thB53125500
11thB53194410
12thB51973300
13thB52403601
14thB52423910
15thM63500
16thA51472200
17thA5812300
18thB52432400
19thB52502300
20thB53752200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1984

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1984: 61.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1984

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1984: 111.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years