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Wyre road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1981, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (393), and casualties rose from 491.

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

Collisions in 1981
394
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
505
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1981

3.8% of collisions in Wyre in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight27069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight36873%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 394, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May36 (9.1%)
  • June39 (9.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December21 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (63%)
  • Wet or damp129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph83 (21%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (14%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (30%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3542 (8.3%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (59%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (59%)
  • Motorcycle118 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1981.

Collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1981

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1981: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5874651011
2ndA5854357215
3rdA63456216
4thA588263116
5thB5268162105
6thA586152132
7thB5412141801
8thB6430131504
9thM6132022
10thB52696904
11thB52705612
12thB52664402
13thB54394402
14thB52673401
15thA5842401
16thB53772301
17thB52721100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1981

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1981: 110.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1981

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1981: 120.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years