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West Lancashire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2014, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (266), and casualties rose from 397.

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

Collisions in 2014
286
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
423
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2014

1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight21676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35283%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 286, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March27 (9.4%)
  • April26 (9.1%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June27 (9.4%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October20 (7%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp90 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (41%)
  • 40 mph56 (20%)
  • 50 mph32 (11%)
  • 60 mph52 (18%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (68%)
  • Passenger103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (74%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lancashire ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2014.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2014

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2014, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2014

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2014: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570426717
2ndA59273606
3rdA577192905
4thA5147111402
5thA5209101313
6thA56592003
7thB52407902
8thB524672002
9thM671101
10thM586812
11thB51974500
12thB52424701
13thB53124801
14thA50682200
15thA5812202
16thB52432200
17thA5061100
18thB51951101
19thB52411200
20thB52501100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2014

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2014: 50.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2014

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2014: 87.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2014, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years