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Wyre road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2003, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (335), and casualties fell from 496.

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

Collisions in 2003
319
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
452
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Wyre in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight38184%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 319, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February32 (10%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April15 (4.7%)
  • May25 (7.8%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October30 (9.4%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December27 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph202 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (20%)
  • 70 mph16 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2086 (19%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (63%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (72%)
  • Motorcycle59 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wyre ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2003.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2003

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2003, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2003

The A588 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2003: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588365307
2ndA585324718
3rdA587202702
4thA6203413
5thB5268182803
6thM6162814
7thB5412121503
8thA586111600
9thB64307900
10thB52675600
11thB52705501
12thB52664501
13thB54393300
14thB52691300
15thB52721201
16thB53771100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2003

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2003: 59.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2003

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2003: 86.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2003, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years