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Wyre road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2001, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2000 (375), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 2001
298
Down 21% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
406
Down 21% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Wyre in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight23278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33683%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 298, down 21% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.7%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April28 (9.4%)
  • May36 (12%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July22 (7.4%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October21 (7%)
  • November39 (13%)
  • December19 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (71%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (59%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (24%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (67%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.9%)
  • Over 7519 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (61%)
  • Passenger102 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Tram2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wyre

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2001.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2001

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2001, with 36 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2001

The A588 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2001: 32, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588324105
2ndA585264313
3rdA6244129
4thA587202703
5thB5268202403
6thM6152102
7thA586142504
8thB541291302
9thB643081201
10thB52663300
11thB52702501
12thB52722200
13thB53772201
14thA5831100
15thA6011101
16thB52671101
17thB52691101
18thB54391101

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2001

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2001: 47.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2001

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2001: 74.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years