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West Lancashire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2024, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (172), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 2024
156
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
228
Down 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2024

3.2% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious4629%
  • Slight10567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious6026%
  • Slight16271%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 156, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 156
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday22 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February11 (7.1%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April12 (7.7%)
  • May15 (9.6%)
  • June11 (7.1%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August11 (7.1%)
  • September15 (9.6%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November15 (9.6%)
  • December13 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph62 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (17%)
  • 50 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (21%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (75%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (66%)
  • Passenger61 (27%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (78%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2024.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2024

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2024, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2024

The A570 and A577 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2024, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570142202
2ndA577141506
3rdA59121902
4thM58112113
5thB52466601
6thA506851201
7thB52405610
8thB53194502
9thB51953401
10thA51472501
11thA52092200
12thA5652301
13thB52422200
14thB53122202
15thA5811100
16thB52431101
17thM61501

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2024

Ormskirk had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2024: 21.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2024

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years