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West Lancashire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2008, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (414), and casualties fell from 669.

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

Collisions in 2008
357
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
580
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2008

1.4% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight28279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight49084%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 357, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.5%)
  • February30 (8.4%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April33 (9.2%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (39%)
  • 40 mph71 (20%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph111 (31%)
  • 70 mph32 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4597 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (65%)
  • Passenger166 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2008.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2008

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2008, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2008

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2008: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59395604
2ndA570346808
3rdA577346019
4thA5147162715
5thM58162111
6thA520981011
7thB519582315
8thA56571301
9thM671202
10thB52405800
11thB524251701
12thA50684801
13thB51973300
14thB52462300
15thB53122300
16thA571201
17thA5811100
18thB52431200
19thB52501401
20thB52601200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2008

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2008: 59.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2008

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2008: 127.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years