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West Lancashire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2000, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (457), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 2000
430
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
668
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2000

1.6% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight57386%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 430, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May56 (13%)
  • June31 (7.2%)
  • July22 (5.1%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October42 (9.8%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (57%)
  • Wet or damp163 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Mud5 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (33%)
  • 40 mph107 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph116 (27%)
  • 70 mph61 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (62%)
  • Passenger220 (33%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (76%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2000.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2000

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2000: 49, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570498207
2ndA594779110
3rdA577284201
4thM6274914
5thA5209253404
6thA565193316
7thA5147152203
8thM61143000
9thB5312122402
10thB524291902
11thB51978901
12thB51955901
13thB52405801
14thB52434402
15thB52503310
16thM583400
17thA50682200
18thA5812300
19thB52462200
20thB53752300

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2000

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2000: 60.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2000

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2000: 102.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years