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West Lancashire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2007, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2006 (375), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 2007
414
Up 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
669
Up 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2007

0.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight33380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8913%
  • Slight57786%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 414, up 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday54 (13%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February21 (5.1%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July29 (7%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September35 (8.5%)
  • October29 (7%)
  • November52 (13%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (64%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (38%)
  • 40 mph91 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph117 (28%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20116 (17%)
  • 21 to 2561 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (14%)
  • 56 to 6560 (9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (63%)
  • Passenger207 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had the 173rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2007

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2007, with 39 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2007

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2007: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59518208
2ndA570468118
3rdA5209244707
4thA577183101
5thM58161903
6thA565153313
7thA5147101902
8thB531291502
9thB519561201
10thB52426701
11thB524361201
12thM65901
13thA50684401
14thA5813602
15thB51973400
16thB52403600
17thB52463700
18thB52503601
19thB53753501
20thA5062200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2007

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2007: 65.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2007

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2007: 130.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years