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West Lancashire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2016, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (264), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 2016
273
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
402
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2016

1.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35187%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 273, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February21 (7.7%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April25 (9.2%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June20 (7.3%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September27 (9.9%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December10 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (74%)
  • Wet or damp60 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (7%)
  • 30 mph114 (42%)
  • 40 mph64 (23%)
  • 50 mph24 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (15%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (73%)
  • Roundabout33 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (67%)
  • Cyclist40 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2039 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (16%)
  • 56 to 6551 (13%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.5%)
  • Over 7523 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (68%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2016.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2016

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2016, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2016

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2016: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59294704
2ndA570264604
3rdA577172602
4thA565152803
5thB531291200
6thA520981211
7thM5881310
8thB51976701
9thA51474801
10thB51954701
11thB52434500
12thA50683600
13thB52403501
14thB52463401
15thA492302
16thB52422211
17thB53192300
18thM62600
19thA11200
20thA5061100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2016

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2016: 48.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2016

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2016: 80.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years