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West Lancashire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2006, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (408), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 2006
375
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
602
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2006

1.6% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2006 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9726%
  • Slight27273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious12921%
  • Slight46778%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 375, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (11%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March29 (7.7%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June34 (9.1%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (38%)
  • 40 mph80 (21%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (30%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (62%)
  • Passenger188 (31%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2006.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2006

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2006, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2006

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2006: 48, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570487718
2ndA594684114
3rdA577243304
4thA5209133814
5thA565132105
6thM58111301
7thB524091003
8thB524691512
9thA514781901
10thB52426802
11thB51974602
12thB53124501
13thM64701
14thA5063310
15thA50683400
16thB519531100
17thB52433502
18thB52503501
19thA5402400
20thA50861300

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2006

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2006: 53.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2006

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2006: 104.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2006, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years