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West Lancashire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2018, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2017 (226), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2018
189
Down 16% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
260
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2018

2.1% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight21181%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 189, down 16% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 189
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March8 (4.2%)
  • April18 (9.5%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June17 (9%)
  • July16 (8.5%)
  • August18 (9.5%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (71%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph84 (44%)
  • 40 mph50 (26%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph27 (14%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (58%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (13%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.8%)
  • Over 7516 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (66%)
  • Passenger60 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (68%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2018.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2018

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2018, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2018

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2018: 25, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59253417
2ndA570192706
3rdA577101304
4thB53128902
5thA52097900
6thA56551101
7thB52465601
8thM585710
9thB52423400
10thA50682201
11thB51972200
12thM621100
13thA11100
14thA5061100
15thA6561100
16thB51951300
17thB52091101
18thB52401100
19thB52411100
20thB52431100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2018

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2018

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2018: 62.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years