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West Lancashire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1996, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (469), and casualties rose from 757.

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

Collisions in 1996
494
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
779
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1996

2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9820%
  • Slight38678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious11515%
  • Slight65384%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 494, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4%)
  • February42 (8.5%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May35 (7.1%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September36 (7.3%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (58%)
  • Wet or damp180 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph187 (38%)
  • 40 mph111 (22%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph153 (31%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant577 (74%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist39 (5%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (23%)
  • 36 to 45108 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (61%)
  • Passenger245 (31%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1996.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1996

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1996: 60, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57060104211
2ndA59548616
3rdA577335012
4thA5209254425
5thA565224018
6thB5312202902
7thA5147162405
8thB5246132005
9thM58131704
10thB5197121903
11thB5242101804
12thB519581412
13thB524061010
14thA506851000
15thB53194501
16thB52413500
17thB52432200
18thB52502200
19thM62600
20thB53751200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1996

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1996: 78.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1996

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1996: 142.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years