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West Lancashire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1991, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (434), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 1991
405
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
593
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1991

1.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight34786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious599.9%
  • Slight52789%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 405, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March22 (5.4%)
  • April39 (9.6%)
  • May28 (6.9%)
  • June36 (8.9%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August53 (13%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November22 (5.4%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (41%)
  • 40 mph65 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph142 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (68%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (56%)
  • Passenger192 (32%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1991.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1991

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1991: 72, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5972112411
2ndA570385912
3rdA577385204
4thA5209153104
5thA565132702
6thA5147111301
7thB524281200
8thB531281100
9thB51976600
10thB51955700
11thB52465501
12thB52505701
13thM5851201
14thA5063600
15thA50682500
16thB52402200
17thB53192301
18thB53752200
19thA5811100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1991

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1991: 64.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1991

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1991: 121.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years