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Wyre road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1986, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1985 (314), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1986
383
Up 22% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
509
Up 23% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Wyre in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious10320%
  • Slight39878%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 383, up 22% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March26 (6.8%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May37 (9.7%)
  • June28 (7.3%)
  • July36 (9.4%)
  • August46 (12%)
  • September24 (6.3%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November33 (8.6%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (67%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (63%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph84 (22%)
  • 70 mph19 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (25%)
  • 21 to 2592 (18%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4534 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (57%)
  • Passenger160 (31%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (66%)
  • Motorcycle103 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1986

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1986 in Wyre

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1986.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1986

The A587 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1986: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587465405
2ndB5268314234
3rdA6304309
4thA5852939010
5thA586213226
6thA588212905
7thM6193404
8thB5412132104
9thB5266111204
10thB52706900
11thB64306701
12thB52673310
13thB52722502
14thB53772201
15thB52691100
16thB54391101

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1986

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1986: 65.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1986

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1986: 79.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years