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West Lancashire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2017, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (273), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2017
226
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
320
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2017

0.9% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight17577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26483%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 226, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.4%)
  • February20 (8.8%)
  • March20 (8.8%)
  • April20 (8.8%)
  • May13 (5.8%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November14 (6.2%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (71%)
  • Wet or damp59 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph95 (42%)
  • 40 mph41 (18%)
  • 50 mph24 (11%)
  • 60 mph42 (19%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout25 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (68%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7530 (9.4%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (68%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2017.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2017

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2017, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2017

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2017: 26, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59263313
2ndA570192905
3rdA577142703
4thA565101313
5thA520991201
6thA51475900
7thB51974401
8thB52404601
9thB52424603
10thB53124800
11thM584501
12thA50683901
13thB52463300
14thB52432301
15thB52502200
16thM62200
17thA5061100
18thA5811100
19thB51951100
20thB52091200

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2017

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2017: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2017

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years