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West Lancashire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1985, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (415), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 1985
380
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
567
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1985

1.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight28174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious12823%
  • Slight43577%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 380, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February16 (4.2%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April23 (6.1%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September30 (7.9%)
  • October28 (7.4%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (53%)
  • Wet or damp151 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (41%)
  • 40 mph68 (18%)
  • 60 mph132 (35%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20129 (23%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (54%)
  • Passenger197 (35%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1985.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1985

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1985: 54, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595477011
2ndA5704886012
3rdA577232505
4thA565192809
5thA5209152803
6thB5197101303
7thB5312101103
8thA56791603
9thB519581613
10thB52426601
11thB52435702
12thB52464401
13thB53194400
14thM583302
15thB52402300
16thB52502200
17thB53752300
18thA5061901
19thA51471101
20thB52411100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1985

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1985: 66.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1985

L39 and WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1985, with 107 each.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years