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West Lancashire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1992, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1991 (405), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 1992
447
Up 10% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
675
Up 14% on 1991
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1992

3.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious649.5%
  • Slight59388%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 447, up 10% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.1%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June31 (6.9%)
  • July23 (5.1%)
  • August40 (8.9%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (57%)
  • Wet or damp174 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (48%)
  • 40 mph63 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (28%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (71%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20143 (21%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (56%)
  • Passenger218 (32%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1992.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1992

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1992: 50, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59507937
2ndA570466415
3rdA577334623
4thA5209295912
5thA565214211
6thA5147142702
7thB5312111501
8thB524291601
9thB519781601
10thB519571100
11thB524651013
12thM585601
13thA50684700
14thB52504501
15thB52403501
16thB53193300
17thB53753701
18thM63500
19thB52432400
20thA5061100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1992

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1992: 73.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1992

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1992: 138.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years