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West Lancashire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2019, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (189), and casualties rose from 260.

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

Collisions in 2019
193
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
292
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2019

3.6% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious5629%
  • Slight13067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious7626%
  • Slight20771%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 193, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February12 (6.2%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May17 (8.8%)
  • June16 (8.3%)
  • July7 (3.6%)
  • August19 (9.8%)
  • September15 (7.8%)
  • October19 (9.8%)
  • November27 (14%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (66%)
  • Wet or damp58 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph91 (47%)
  • 40 mph37 (19%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (68%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (64%)
  • Passenger73 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2019.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2019

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2019, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2019

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2019: 24, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570243527
2ndA59213417
3rdA577142003
4thA520991605
5thM5893023
6thB53125603
7thB52424511
8thB52464500
9thM64500
10thA5653301
11thB51973501
12thA5062200
13thB52402402
14thB53192400
15thA50681101
16thA51471300
17thB52431400
18thB52601100
19thB53751100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2019

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2019: 38.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2019

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years