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Wyre road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2000, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (361), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 2000
375
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
514
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Wyre in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight41881%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 375, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (19%)
  • Friday43 (11%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.6%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June19 (5.1%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November37 (9.9%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (57%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph82 (22%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (61%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (64%)
  • Passenger125 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Wyre

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wyre ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2000.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2000: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6335915
2ndA587323824
3rdA6304617
4thA585294007
5thA588263906
6thB5412253103
7thA586182514
8thB5268141601
9thB643081301
10thB54396601
11thB52725701
12thB52664710
13thB52704501
14thB52673302
15thB53773401
16thA5831100
17thB52691100
18thM611100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2000

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2000: 72.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2000

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2000: 98.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2000, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years