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West Lancashire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1986, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (380), and casualties rose from 567.

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

Collisions in 1986
413
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
596
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1986

3.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious10124%
  • Slight29972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious12621%
  • Slight45777%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 413, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April33 (8%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August23 (5.6%)
  • September34 (8.2%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (58%)
  • Wet or damp147 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (38%)
  • 40 mph77 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph156 (38%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (14%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (23%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (57%)
  • Passenger180 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (70%)
  • Motorcycle80 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How West Lancashire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1986.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1986

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1986: 62, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596295213
2ndA570446228
3rdA577446119
4thA5147183004
5thA5209151803
6thA565153738
7thB5312101301
8thB524091312
9thB519781102
10thB51956600
11thB52506700
12thA5065501
13thM5841202
14thB52423403
15thB52463810
16thB53192200
17thA50681100
18thB52431100
19thB53751200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1986

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1986: 58.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1986

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1986: 97.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years