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West Lancashire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1995, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (481), and casualties rose from 741.

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

Collisions in 1995
469
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
757
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1995

2.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight36979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight63784%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 469, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (10%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday98 (21%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.5%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April37 (7.9%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November32 (6.8%)
  • December37 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (64%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (38%)
  • 40 mph107 (23%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph153 (33%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (71%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (20%)
  • 36 to 45100 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (59%)
  • Passenger260 (34%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1995.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1995

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1995: 70, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA597010019
2ndA577458108
3rdA5704380113
4thB5312203312
5thA565193314
6thA5209183106
7thB5246121902
8thA5147101501
9thM58101400
10thB524091713
11thB51977901
12thB51955802
13thB52425703
14thA50684601
15thM63702
16thA5062201
17thA5812402
18thB52432201
19thB52502200
20thB53191100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1995

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1995: 75.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1995

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1995: 135.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years