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Wyre road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1980, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (373), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1980
393
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
491
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1980

1% of collisions in Wyre in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight29876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37977%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 393, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March29 (7.4%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May28 (7.1%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July33 (8.4%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September46 (12%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November29 (7.4%)
  • December39 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (67%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph83 (21%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian104 (21%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20123 (25%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (5.5%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (53%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian104 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (59%)
  • Motorcycle121 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1980.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1980

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1980: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5874959012
2ndA585303507
3rdA588294208
4thA6263426
5thB5268182006
6thA586172306
7thB5412131401
8thM6121611
9thB526691302
10thB643081001
11thB53777701
12thB54397702
13thB526751002
14thB52694402
15thB52704502
16thB52724701
17thA8061300

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1980

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1980: 108.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1980

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1980: 118.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years