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West Lancashire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2023, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (177), and casualties fell from 259.

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

Collisions in 2023
172
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
241
Down 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2023

3.5% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2023 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.5%
  • Serious5029%
  • Slight11667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious6125%
  • Slight17472%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 172, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 172
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.7%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March10 (5.8%)
  • April12 (7%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July9 (5.2%)
  • August13 (7.6%)
  • September16 (9.3%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November26 (15%)
  • December13 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (65%)
  • Wet or damp55 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph71 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (10%)
  • 60 mph28 (16%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (65%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2045 (19%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.1%)
  • Over 7516 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (63%)
  • Passenger58 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2023.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2023

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2023, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2023

The A570 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2023: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570172404
2ndA59162003
3rdM5881202
4thA5777802
5thA5655602
6thA51474511
7thA5063321
8thA52093500
9thB51953601
10thB52423400
11thB52463311
12thA12301
13thA50682201
14thB53122201
15thB53192402
16thB53752201
17thB51971101
18thB52401100
19thB52431100
20thM61100

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2023

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2023

L39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2023: 55.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2023, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years