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West Lancashire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1994, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1993 (437), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 1994
481
Up 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
741
Up 21% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1994

2.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight62584%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 481, up 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June29 (6%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September32 (6.7%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December42 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (59%)
  • Wet or damp185 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph206 (43%)
  • 40 mph82 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph149 (31%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant49 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (58%)
  • Passenger243 (33%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1994.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1994

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1994: 63, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5963103211
2ndA570569026
3rdA577375214
4thA5209254003
5thA565244625
6thA5147224413
7thB5312152002
8thB5195101202
9thB519791601
10thB525091103
11thB524081101
12thB524671002
13thM5861101
14thB524251002
15thM641012
16thB53753301
17thA5062400
18thB52432200
19thB53192200
20thA50681100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1994

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1994: 74.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1994

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1994: 139.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1994, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years