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West Lancashire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1993, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (447), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1993
437
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
614
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1993

0.9% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight36183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8314%
  • Slight52786%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 437, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May40 (9.2%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August35 (8%)
  • September30 (6.9%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December43 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (58%)
  • Wet or damp170 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (40%)
  • 40 mph71 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph160 (37%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (73%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (64%)
  • Passenger178 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1993.

Collisions
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1993

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1993: 68, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59689109
2ndA570588425
3rdA577263404
4thA5209213502
5thA565173106
6thB5312162502
7thA5147152205
8thB5240101302
9thB519781000
10thB51956802
11thB52466701
12thM585600
13thB52424400
14thB52412300
15thB52432200
16thB52502300
17thA50681300
18thA5811100
19thB53191200
20thB53751100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1993

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1993: 84.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1993

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1993: 139.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years