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West Lancashire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2009, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (357), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 2009
327
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
488
Down 16% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2009

0.9% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2009 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7222%
  • Slight25277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight40783%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 327, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.3%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April31 (9.5%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July23 (7%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November18 (5.5%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (71%)
  • Wet or damp77 (24%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (42%)
  • 40 mph72 (22%)
  • 50 mph13 (4%)
  • 60 mph82 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2009.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2009

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2009, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2009

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2009: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570436708
2ndA59375302
3rdA577233308
4thA565152506
5thA5209133002
6thB5312101103
7thA514791803
8thB519781103
9thB524281002
10thB524681302
11thM588911
12thB51957904
13thA50683400
14thB52403601
15thA5062200
16thA5812300
17thB52411100
18thB52431200
19thB52501400
20thB53191200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2009

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2009

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2009: 108.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years