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Wyre road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2004, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (319), and casualties rose from 452.

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

Collisions in 2004
338
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
482
Up 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Wyre in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight41686%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 338, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.6%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March31 (9.2%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May40 (12%)
  • June25 (7.4%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August33 (9.8%)
  • September18 (5.3%)
  • October24 (7.1%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (67%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (62%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph55 (16%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (67%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2535 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (59%)
  • Passenger143 (30%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2004.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2004

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2004, with 39 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2004

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2004: 33, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585334702
2ndA587314606
3rdA588253912
4thM6223701
5thA586192423
6thA6182613
7thB5268162502
8thB5412142001
9thB64306801
10thB52665602
11thB52673500
12thA5832300
13thB52722310
14thA52301100
15thA6011100
16thB52611200
17thB52691100
18thB52701100
19thB54391100
20thM551100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2004

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2004: 67.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2004

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2004: 101.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years