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Wyre road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,486 road traffic collisions in Wyre from 1979 to 2025, and 19,790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 283 were fatal and 3,172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 196 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (180), and casualties rose from 246 to 262.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,486
94th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,790
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
283
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
196
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Wyre

2% of collisions in Wyre from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2832%
  • Serious3,17222%
  • Slight11,03176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3021.5%
  • Serious3,69319%
  • Slight15,79580%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. In 2025 there were 196, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 196
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025196262
2024180246
2023196269
2022202250
2021155210
2020159204
2019225316
2018219286
2017212290
2016213275
2015239330
2014235312
2013258354
2012236325
2011285407
2010294385
2009321427
2008295414
2007328480
2006354514
2005335464
2004338482
2003319452
2002335496
2001298406
2000375514
1999361516
1998446637
1997356495
1996350541
1995384573
1994331487
1993308427
1992371495
1991351466
1990349470
1989399530
1988319440
1987339446
1986383509
1985314415
1984377474
1983349448
1982437576
1981394505
1980393491
1979373479

When and where crashes happen in Wyre

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,973 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,046 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,045 (14%)
  • Thursday2,181 (15%)
  • Friday2,392 (17%)
  • Saturday2,043 (14%)
  • Sunday1,806 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59501 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59184 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,486 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,882 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,787 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,247 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,283 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,135 (7.8%)
  • February1,072 (7.4%)
  • March1,147 (7.9%)
  • April1,127 (7.8%)
  • May1,277 (8.8%)
  • June1,215 (8.4%)
  • July1,301 (9%)
  • August1,263 (8.7%)
  • September1,258 (8.7%)
  • October1,239 (8.6%)
  • November1,255 (8.7%)
  • December1,197 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,689 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,901 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting787 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,728 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,832 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds258 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds221 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds73 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist58 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other117 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded192 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,861 (68%)
  • Wet or damp4,271 (29%)
  • Frost or ice245 (1.7%)
  • Snow60 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph381 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph8,625 (60%)
  • 40 mph1,043 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph809 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph2,877 (20%)
  • 70 mph741 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,156 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway1,082 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout823 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road346 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wyre

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,366 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist2,530 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,487 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,046 (10%)
  • Van occupant480 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant335 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)174 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant121 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant106 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.5%)
  • Other51 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5448 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10863 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 151,329 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 203,738 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,239 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,980 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,294 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,959 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,620 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 751,249 (6.3%)
  • Over 751,007 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,073 (61%)
  • Passenger5,230 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,487 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,301 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,553 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2,099 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,251 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes662 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach384 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle254 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car186 (0.7%)
  • Minibus87 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle51 (0.2%)
  • Other99 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wyre

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wyre

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had the 94th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
94th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 121st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
255thWatford14,58719,2201262,709
256thErewash14,51318,6622412,361
257thGravesham14,49919,1522022,644
258thWyre (this area)14,48619,7902833,172
259thBroxtowe14,48419,0782142,982
260thNorth Ayrshire14,45419,6903443,911
261stArgyll and Bute14,30121,5434944,480

Accident hotspots in Wyre

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre, with 664 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre from 1979 to 2025: 1,319, including 24 fatal and 262 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5851,3191,87224262
2ndA61,2392,00448325
3rdA5871,2141,51815246
4thA5889441,32723212
5thB526873897313134
6thM67221,29234153
7thA58662393429155
8thB54125336756103
9thB6430292371655
10thB5266204270349
11thB5267169220440
12thB5270160197350
13thB5439121146226
14thB5272116178537
15thB537796126124
16thB526971112121
17thA683537107
18thA584141903
19thB5321133110
20thA583121702

Towns in Wyre

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre from 1979 to 2025: 2,983.

Postcode districts in Wyre

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre from 1979 to 2025: 3,876.

Latest crashes in Wyre

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wyre, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity