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Wyre road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1998, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1997 (356), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 1998
446
Up 25% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
637
Up 29% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Wyre in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight37183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight54385%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 446, up 25% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (9.9%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February39 (8.7%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August28 (6.3%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (60%)
  • Wet or damp176 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (61%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.2%)
  • Over 7532 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (57%)
  • Passenger196 (31%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1998.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1998: 52, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6528017
2ndA683425604
3rdA585304206
4thM6285626
5thA587222505
6thA588203403
7thA586152202
8thB5268151502
9thB5412152100
10thB5321102400
11thB52666802
12thB52725610
13thB64304500
14thA5892301
15thB52672200
16thB54392600
17thB52691100
18thB52701100
19thB52731100
20thB62541101

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1998

Lancaster had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1998: 72.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1998

LA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1998: 103.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years