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West Lancashire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1997, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (494), and casualties rose from 779.

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

Collisions in 1997
501
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
780
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1997

1.8% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight40781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10513%
  • Slight66685%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 501, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (10%)
  • Tuesday87 (17%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6%)
  • February52 (10%)
  • March33 (6.6%)
  • April46 (9.2%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July49 (9.8%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November36 (7.2%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (63%)
  • Wet or damp171 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (41%)
  • 40 mph121 (24%)
  • 60 mph134 (27%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (5%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20134 (17%)
  • 21 to 25117 (15%)
  • 26 to 35182 (23%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (62%)
  • Passenger240 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1997.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1997

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1997: 63, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5706394011
2ndA59569724
3rdA577466815
4thA5209274504
5thA5147213717
6thB5312173003
7thM58152702
8thA565111903
9thB5195111204
10thB5197111300
11thM6112702
12thB524071302
13thB52427800
14thB52466901
15thB52506601
16thB53194601
17thB52433301
18thB53753301
19thA5062401
20thA50682200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1997

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1997: 82.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1997

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1997: 156.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years