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West Lancashire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2012, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (305), and casualties fell from 473.

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

Collisions in 2012
268
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
398
Down 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2012

0.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight21279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight34286%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 268, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (18%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March24 (9%)
  • April15 (5.6%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June16 (6%)
  • July18 (6.7%)
  • August35 (13%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October26 (9.7%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December21 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (63%)
  • Wet or damp85 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph125 (47%)
  • 40 mph55 (21%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (19%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (66%)
  • Passenger102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2012.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2012

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2012, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2012

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2012: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570386505
2ndA59273408
3rdA5209142206
4thA577142101
5thA56591903
6thA514761001
7thB51954401
8thB51974501
9thB524241000
10thA50683400
11thB52403401
12thB53123401
13thB53193402
14thM583401
15thB52412600
16thB52462301
17thA5061110
18thB52431101
19thB52501500
20thM61100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2012

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2012: 53.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2012

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2012: 81.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years