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West Lancashire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2005, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (434), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2005
408
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
639
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2005

1.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2005 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight51981%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 408, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.6%)
  • February32 (7.8%)
  • March33 (8.1%)
  • April41 (10%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November27 (6.6%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (68%)
  • Wet or damp123 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph137 (34%)
  • 40 mph105 (26%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph118 (29%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35114 (18%)
  • 36 to 45130 (20%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (65%)
  • Passenger182 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2005.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2005

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2005, with 33 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2005

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2005: 51, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59517829
2ndA570468406
3rdA577284426
4thA565152512
5thM58132613
6thB5312111600
7thM61111701
8thA5147101407
9thB524291201
10thB524691102
11thB51977903
12thA52096900
13thM661102
14thB51955801
15thB52435801
16thA50684500
17thA5814601
18thA5063302
19thB52402201
20thB52412200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2005

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2005: 57.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2005

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2005: 117.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years