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West Lancashire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2011, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (334), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 2011
305
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
473
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2011

1.3% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight24380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight40886%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 305, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March16 (5.2%)
  • April38 (12%)
  • May30 (9.8%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July29 (9.5%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December18 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (69%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph133 (44%)
  • 40 mph58 (19%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (22%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6555 (12%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (64%)
  • Passenger131 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (72%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2011.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2011

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2011, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2011

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2011: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570416308
2ndA59233703
3rdA577192805
4thA5209162804
5thA565152914
6thB5312131510
7thM58132312
8thB524091501
9thA506851300
10thA51475601
11thB51955703
12thB52465902
13thB51973301
14thB52423601
15thB52503600
16thB53193401
17thM63400
18thA5061200
19thB51921300
20thB52411100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2011

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2011: 66.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2011

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2011: 105.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years