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Wyre road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1979, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,486 collisions in Wyre.

Collisions in 1979
373
Casualties in 1979
479
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1979

3.5% of collisions in Wyre in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight26571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious11023%
  • Slight35674%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 373.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (20%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.4%)
  • February25 (6.7%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August37 (9.9%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October35 (9.4%)
  • November35 (9.4%)
  • December25 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (66%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph72 (19%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20138 (29%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3554 (11%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (58%)
  • Passenger122 (25%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (57%)
  • Motorcycle113 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1979.

Collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1979

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1979: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585414617
2ndA5873947313
3rdA6253529
4thA588182409
5thA586132013
6thB5268121612
7thB5412101204
8thM6102712
9thB52707914
10thB52664401
11thB52674500
12thB52723302
13thB53773310
14thB64303301
15thB52691100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1979

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1979: 94.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1979

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1979: 103.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1979, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years