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West Lancashire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 1999, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (511), and casualties fell from 772.

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

Collisions in 1999
457
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
741
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 1999

1.5% of collisions in West Lancashire in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight35678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight61883%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 457, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May34 (7.4%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July39 (8.5%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October43 (9.4%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December45 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (59%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (36%)
  • 40 mph105 (23%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph115 (25%)
  • 70 mph71 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (20%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (58%)
  • Passenger255 (34%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1999.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 1999

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 1999: 62, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5706298214
2ndA59477727
3rdM6325301
4thA577283607
5thA5209203003
6thM61173200
7thB5312162204
8thB5197112511
9thA565102304
10thB524281203
11thA514771711
12thB524371303
13thA506861201
14thM5851001
15thM655801
16thB519541102
17thB52464601
18thB52403701
19thB53193300
20thB52502201

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 1999

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 1999: 73.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 1999

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 1999: 116.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years