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Wyre road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1991, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1990 (349), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 1991
351
Up 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
466
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Wyre in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight28280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight39284%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 351, up 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October17 (4.8%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph224 (64%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph84 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6%)
  • Roundabout21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (58%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.7%)
  • Over 7529 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (61%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (71%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1991.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1991: 42, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64277011
2ndA585405307
3rdA587314206
4thA586222604
5thB5268182203
6thA588172414
7thB5412141604
8thM6111401
9thB52667801
10thB64306601
11thB54395501
12thB52704401
13thB52672200
14thB52722301
15thB53772301
16thB52691100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1991

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1991: 86.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1991

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1991: 96.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years