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West Lancashire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1989, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (419), and casualties rose from 607.

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

Collisions in 1989
427
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
615
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1989

1.6% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight49681%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 427, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February47 (11%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September31 (7.3%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (57%)
  • Wet or damp164 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (42%)
  • 40 mph68 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (34%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20143 (23%)
  • 21 to 25115 (19%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1989.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1989

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1989: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5705989010
2ndA595276114
3rdA577365307
4thA5209253605
5thA565172905
6thA5147101821
7thB5197101011
8thB5246101812
9thB519591300
10thB531291103
11thM5881601
12thB52406900
13thB52426701
14thA50685701
15thB52433600
16thB52503300
17thM62501
18thB53191100
19thB53751101

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1989

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1989: 71.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1989

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1989: 115.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years