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West Lancashire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1998, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (501), and casualties fell from 780.

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

Collisions in 1998
511
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
772
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1998

0.2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight42683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight67287%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 511, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March35 (6.8%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June26 (5.1%)
  • July43 (8.4%)
  • August41 (8%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November46 (9%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (59%)
  • Wet or damp190 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (39%)
  • 40 mph101 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph146 (29%)
  • 70 mph64 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (17%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (63%)
  • Passenger242 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had the 171st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1998

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1998: 60, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570608906
2ndA59466709
3rdA577395905
4thA5209295306
5thM6254214
6thA565234305
7thB5312162303
8thA5147121803
9thM61111303
10thB519791302
11thB524091000
12thM5881101
13thB519571001
14thB525071201
15thB52416800
16thB52465501
17thB52434600
18thA5063701
19thB52423400
20thA50682401

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1998

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1998: 68.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1998

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years