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West Lancashire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2001, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (430), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 2001
419
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
602
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2001

1.4% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight33480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight51085%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 419, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March31 (7.4%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July39 (9.3%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September28 (6.7%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (58%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (39%)
  • 40 mph95 (23%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (27%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9%)
  • 26 to 35137 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (65%)
  • Passenger167 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lancashire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lancashire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2001.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2001

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2001, with 38 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2001

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2001: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59497116
2ndA5704767012
3rdA577304306
4thA5209172201
5thB5312163203
6thM61132002
7thA56591321
8thB519791302
9thA514771001
10thB51957802
11thB524371002
12thM5871210
13thB524261412
14thM65900
15thB52464501
16thA5063601
17thA50683400
18thB52503501
19thB53193500
20thM653400

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2001

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2001: 61.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2001

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years