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Wyre road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1997, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (350), and casualties fell from 541.

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

Collisions in 1997
356
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
495
Down 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1997

2.8% of collisions in Wyre in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight26775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight39580%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 356, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February30 (8.4%)
  • March35 (9.8%)
  • April18 (5.1%)
  • May22 (6.2%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (62%)
  • Wet or damp131 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (59%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph63 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (66%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35115 (23%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (59%)
  • Passenger134 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1997.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1997: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6446418
2ndA5853655111
3rdA587263306
4thM6244117
5thA586212826
6thA588142013
7thB643081002
8thB52687801
9thB54127801
10thB52675500
11thA6833402
12thB52702200
13thB53212610
14thB53772200
15thB54392200
16thA5891100
17thB51971300
18thB52601100
19thB52721100
20thB52731100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1997

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1997: 76.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1997

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1997: 105.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years