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Wyre road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1984, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (349), and casualties rose from 448.

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

Collisions in 1984
377
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
474
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Wyre in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight29378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight37379%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 377, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April45 (12%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July37 (9.8%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December25 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (68%)
  • Wet or damp112 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (60%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (21%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (19%)
  • Cyclist77 (16%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (25%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7%)
  • Over 7519 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (62%)
  • Passenger110 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (63%)
  • Motorcycle90 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1984.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1984

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1984: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587344105
2ndA6273705
3rdM6274214
4thA585252808
5thB5412212307
6thA588172003
7thA586152923
8thB5268121701
9thB52695501
10thB52704800
11thB64304401
12thB52663301
13thB52723501
14thB53773801
15thB52672200
16thA5841100
17thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1984

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1984: 93.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1984

FY5 and PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1984, with 110 each.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years