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West Lancashire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2004, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (413), and casualties rose from 618.

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

Collisions in 2004
434
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
660
Up 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2004

1.2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2004 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight32575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious13120%
  • Slight52479%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 434, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.8%)
  • February41 (9.4%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April41 (9.4%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June26 (6%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December36 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (62%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Mud4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph173 (40%)
  • 40 mph105 (24%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph108 (25%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (75%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (16%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (64%)
  • Passenger191 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (79%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2004.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2004

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2004, with 38 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2004

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2004: 47, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59477418
2ndA570456406
3rdA577264025
4thA5209172404
5thA5147142203
6thB5242101402
7thB5312101404
8thM6102002
9thA56591606
10thM589900
11thB519581504
12thM6181902
13thB51977901
14thB524661002
15thA50685500
16thB52435701
17thB52404703
18thB53194601
19thB53752301
20thA5811100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2004

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2004: 61.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2004

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2004: 138.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years