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West Lancashire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2002, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (419), and casualties fell from 602.

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

Collisions in 2002
418
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
579
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2002

2.2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight33179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight48083%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 418, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February39 (9.3%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April36 (8.6%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July39 (9.3%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October34 (8.1%)
  • November36 (8.6%)
  • December31 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (63%)
  • Wet or damp139 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (39%)
  • 40 mph103 (25%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (26%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2099 (17%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (65%)
  • Passenger159 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (75%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lancashire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2002.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2002

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2002, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2002

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2002: 48, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570487027
2ndA594659112
3rdA577283604
4thA5147151911
5thA565151803
6thM58121503
7thA5209111602
8thB5312101303
9thB524271103
10thB51956901
11thB52406601
12thB52466701
13thM615700
14thM655500
15thB519741001
16thM64500
17thA50683310
18thB52433400
19thB53193301
20thA5812501

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2002

Skelmersdale had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2002: 50.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2002

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2002: 130.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years