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West Lancashire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2020, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (193), and casualties fell from 292.

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

Collisions in 2020
151
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
211
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2020

0.7% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4630%
  • Slight10469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight16076%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 151, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 151
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (8.6%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.6%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March7 (4.6%)
  • April4 (2.6%)
  • May9 (6%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July11 (7.3%)
  • August11 (7.3%)
  • September14 (9.3%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November12 (7.9%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (62%)
  • Wet or damp49 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph54 (36%)
  • 40 mph38 (25%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (21%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (71%)
  • Cyclist19 (9%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (16%)
  • 21 to 2514 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5537 (18%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.1%)
  • Over 759 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (73%)
  • Passenger39 (18%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2020.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2020

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2020, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2020

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2020: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59172705
2ndA570111404
3rdA5777701
4thM587802
5thB51955511
6thB53125700
7thA52094500
8thB52424500
9thA51473501
10thB51973500
11thB52463300
12thA5652201
13thB52402200
14thB52432700
15thB53192201
16thM62201
17thA11101
18thA50681100
19thA5811300
20thB11401

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2020

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2020: 24.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2020

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2020: 45.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2020, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years