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Wyre road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2002, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2001 (298), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 2002
335
Up 12% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
496
Up 22% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2002

2.1% of collisions in Wyre in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight27783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43087%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 335, up 12% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.7%)
  • February31 (9.3%)
  • March31 (9.3%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June27 (8.1%)
  • July27 (8.1%)
  • August24 (7.2%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December26 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (62%)
  • Wet or damp121 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph189 (56%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (19%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (60%)
  • Passenger152 (31%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wyre

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2002.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2002

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2002, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2002

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2002: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585314813
2ndA588285737
3rdA6264714
4thA587243612
5thM6223205
6thA586203113
7thB5268202600
8thB541281200
9thB52667900
10thB526771101
11thB52706800
12thB54395701
13thB64305700
14thB52724402
15thA5832201
16thA6012301
17thB52692401
18thB53772200
19thA5841100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2002

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2002: 54.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2002

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2002: 96.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years