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West Lancashire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2003, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (418), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 2003
413
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
618
Up 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2003

2.2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2003 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight31977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight49480%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 413, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February45 (11%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April24 (5.8%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August37 (9%)
  • September30 (7.3%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December24 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (40%)
  • 40 mph88 (21%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 45119 (19%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (65%)
  • Passenger188 (30%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lancashire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2003.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2003

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2003, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2003

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2003: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59438007
2ndA570417427
3rdA577334814
4thA5209203014
5thA5147173308
6thA565111612
7thB5197101414
8thB5242101825
9thM6181001
10thB52507802
11thM587900
12thM67700
13thB52436703
14thB53126702
15thA5815600
16thB52405801
17thB52465703
18thA5064702
19thB51953300
20thB52413401

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2003

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2003: 53.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2003

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2003: 115.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years