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West Lancashire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1987, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (413), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 1987
383
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
561
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1987

2.6% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight28675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious12322%
  • Slight42776%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 383, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February36 (9.4%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May24 (6.3%)
  • June21 (5.5%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August33 (8.6%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November37 (9.7%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (53%)
  • Wet or damp157 (41%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (38%)
  • 40 mph64 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph136 (36%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (64%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (12%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (25%)
  • 21 to 25102 (18%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (52%)
  • Passenger200 (36%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (71%)
  • Motorcycle66 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1987.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1987

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1987: 69, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5969102313
2ndA570497709
3rdA577283514
4thA565193406
5thA5147152906
6thA5209101601
7thB53127803
8thB524261703
9thB52466701
10thM5861001
11thB519551502
12thB51975501
13thB52434400
14thB52503700
15thB53753300
16thA5062201
17thM62500
18thA5811100
19thA6731200
20thB52401100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1987

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1987: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1987

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1987: 109.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1987, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years