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West Lancashire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2022, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (165), and casualties rose from 227.

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

Collisions in 2022
177
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
259
Up 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
43% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2022

2.3% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2022 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious7643%
  • Slight9755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious8432%
  • Slight17166%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 177, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February19 (11%)
  • March13 (7.3%)
  • April11 (6.2%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July16 (9%)
  • August11 (6.2%)
  • September14 (7.9%)
  • October7 (4%)
  • November13 (7.3%)
  • December17 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph78 (44%)
  • 40 mph41 (23%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph7 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (69%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2022.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2022

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2022, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2022

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2022: 26, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570263709
2ndA59233505
3rdA52096904
4thA57761001
5thM5861203
6thA5063300
7thA5653601
8thB51953500
9thA51472301
10thB52422401
11thB53122301
12thA50681100
13thA5811210
14thB51971101
15thB52401401
16thB52461501
17thB52501100
18thB53751100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2022

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2022: 35.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2022

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2022: 56.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years