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West Lancashire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2021, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (151), and casualties rose from 211.

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

Collisions in 2021
165
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
227
Up 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
39% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2021

3% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2021 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious6539%
  • Slight9558%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious7633%
  • Slight14664%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 165, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 165
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (1.8%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March8 (4.8%)
  • April14 (8.5%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July25 (15%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September21 (13%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November15 (9.1%)
  • December8 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (76%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph57 (35%)
  • 40 mph45 (27%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (16%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (66%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (69%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2021.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2021

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2021, with 16 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2021

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2021: 27, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5702742111
2ndA59182605
3rdA57781302
4thA52094403
5thB53124501
6thM584400
7thA50683302
8thB52503401
9thA51472200
10thA5652201
11thA5812310
12thB52462211
13thM62901
14thA51951100
15thB51951200
16thB51971300
17thB52401101
18thB52431100
19thB53191100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2021

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2021: 28.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2021

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2021: 57.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years