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Wyre road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1985, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1984 (377), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 1985
314
Down 17% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
415
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1985

3.8% of collisions in Wyre in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight23876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32779%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 314, down 17% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (20%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February13 (4.1%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August27 (8.6%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October31 (9.9%)
  • November18 (5.7%)
  • December29 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (61%)
  • Wet or damp117 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph178 (57%)
  • 40 mph25 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (28%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (53%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20113 (27%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (12%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (56%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (67%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1985.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1985: 35, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6355649
2ndA587303605
3rdA585293619
4thB5268152222
5thM6142212
6thB5412131405
7thA588121412
8thA586112113
9thB6430111513
10thB52706601
11thB52694502
12thB52672200
13thB52722200
14thB53772301
15thA5831101
16thA5891100
17thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1985

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1985: 94.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1985

FY7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1985: 99.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years