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West Lancashire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2015, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (286), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2015
264
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
395
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2015

1.9% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight20879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight33485%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 264, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February22 (8.3%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April20 (7.6%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August20 (7.6%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November22 (8.3%)
  • December19 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (72%)
  • Wet or damp70 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph92 (35%)
  • 40 mph76 (29%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (78%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (17%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (70%)
  • Passenger97 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (72%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2015.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2015

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2015, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2015

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2015: 26, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570264313
2ndA59233700
3rdA5209182906
4thA577121602
5thA514791702
6thA56591702
7thB531291901
8thB53196600
9thB51975510
10thB52405900
11thB52465601
12thM5851000
13thB52414400
14thB52424501
15thM63400
16thA5061200
17thA5811100
18thB51951100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2015

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2015: 57.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2015

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years