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Wyre road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 1999, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1998 (446), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 1999
361
Down 19% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
516
Down 19% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 1999

2.2% of collisions in Wyre in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight42282%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 361, down 19% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (12%)
  • February32 (8.9%)
  • March32 (8.9%)
  • April18 (5%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July25 (6.9%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December33 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (58%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph67 (19%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (61%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7528 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1999.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 1999: 45, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6459428
2ndA6315227
3rdA588284125
4thA587253305
5thA585233203
6thB5268172300
7thA586131402
8thA68381101
9thB64306601
10thB527051201
11thB54124400
12thB54393300
13thA6012201
14thB52662200
15thB52672300
16thB52722400
17thB53772200
18thA5831100
19thA5891201
20thB52691101

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 1999

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 1999: 66.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 1999

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 1999: 93.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years