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Wyre road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1982, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (394), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1982
437
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
576
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Wyre in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious12629%
  • Slight29968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious14726%
  • Slight41672%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 437, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February41 (9.4%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April39 (8.9%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp127 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (68%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (17%)
  • 70 mph22 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (13%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (10%)
  • 16 to 20160 (28%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (61%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (59%)
  • Motorcycle133 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1982.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1982

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1982: 55, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5875567219
2ndA585294208
3rdA6283839
4thA5862643012
5thA588253115
6thB5412242617
7thM6235226
8thB5268141714
9thB527091106
10thB643081102
11thB52695502
12thB52725611
13thB54394400
14thB52663301
15thB53773301
16thB52672300

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1982

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1982: 104.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1982

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1982: 124.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years