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West Lancashire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1990, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (427), and casualties rose from 615.

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

Collisions in 1990
434
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
656
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1990

1.8% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight34980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight56186%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 434, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March42 (9.7%)
  • April35 (8.1%)
  • May28 (6.5%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August41 (9.4%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (60%)
  • Wet or damp163 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (48%)
  • 40 mph75 (17%)
  • 60 mph115 (26%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (59%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Van occupant50 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20144 (22%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (54%)
  • Passenger214 (33%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (71%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1990.

Collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1990

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1990: 71, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5707197113
2ndA594876010
3rdA577386217
4thA5209162303
5thB5197152002
6thA565121603
7thB524691823
8thB531291201
9thM5892302
10thB519561201
11thB524261702
12thA51475901
13thA50683400
14thB524331200
15thA5062200
16thA5812200
17thB52412300
18thB53752200
19thB52401100
20thB52501500

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1990

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1990: 93.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1990

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1990: 137.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years