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West Lancashire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2013, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (268), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 2013
266
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
397
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2013

0.8% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2013 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6625%
  • Slight19874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32782%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 266, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (18%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6%)
  • February16 (6%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May25 (9.4%)
  • June35 (13%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November20 (7.5%)
  • December26 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (63%)
  • Wet or damp85 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (42%)
  • 40 mph61 (23%)
  • 50 mph24 (9%)
  • 60 mph48 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (78%)
  • Roundabout24 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (69%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2013.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2013

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2013, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2013

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2013: 38, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59385616
2ndA5703357010
3rdA577131405
4thA5209111703
5thA56581305
6thB519571401
7thM587803
8thB52406902
9thB531261002
10thA51475701
11thB51974600
12thB52464501
13thM64801
14thB52413900
15thB52423602
16thB52433400
17thB53193500
18thA50682300
19thA5812201
20thB53752300

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2013

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2013: 44.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2013

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2013: 79.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years