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West Lancashire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in West Lancashire in 2025, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2024 (156), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 2025
185
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
254
Up 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
36% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lancashire in 2025

0.5% of collisions in West Lancashire in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 22% in West Lancashire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6636%
  • Slight11864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7429%
  • Slight17970%

West Lancashire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lancashire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 511 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 185, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 185
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February14 (7.6%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April11 (5.9%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June24 (13%)
  • July11 (5.9%)
  • August15 (8.1%)
  • September13 (7%)
  • October12 (6.5%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December12 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (81%)
  • Wet or damp31 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph66 (36%)
  • 40 mph45 (24%)
  • 50 mph17 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (20%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lancashire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (65%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (15%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.7%)
  • Over 7513 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (73%)
  • Passenger51 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lancashire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lancashire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2025.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Lancashire in 2025

Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lancashire in 2025, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lancashire with the most crashes in 2025

The A59 had the most collisions in West Lancashire in 2025: 22, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lancashire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA592230011
2ndA570131716
3rdA520981004
4thM5871101
5thA5776802
6thB53126802
7thA514751202
8thA5655602
9thB51954601
10thB51974802
11thB52404502
12thB52464402
13thB52502200
14thA11100
15thB52421101
16thB53191100
17thB53751100
18thM61300

Towns in West Lancashire: crashes in 2025

Skelmersdale had the most collisions of any town in West Lancashire in 2025: 26.

Postcode districts in West Lancashire: crashes in 2025

WN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lancashire in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in West Lancashire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lancashire in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2025.

Severity

West Lancashire road accidents in other years