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West Lancashire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2010, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (327), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 2010
334
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
506
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2010

1.8% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious7021%
  • Slight25877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight42784%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 334, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.9%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August31 (9.3%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November26 (7.8%)
  • December25 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (19%)
  • Frost or ice41 (12%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph140 (42%)
  • 40 mph71 (21%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph87 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (67%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (72%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2010.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2010

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2010, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2010

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2010: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59406415
2ndA570376023
3rdA577212817
4thA5209172505
5thA565142116
6thA5147122303
7thB524091301
8thM585700
9thB51974402
10thB53124501
11thA50683500
12thB51953402
13thB52463702
14thM63400
15thA5062300
16thA5812201
17thB52432200
18thB53192300
19thB51471100
20thB52411400

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2010

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2010: 53.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2010

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2010: 106.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years