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Wyre road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2005, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (338), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2005
335
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
464
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2005

3.6% of collisions in Wyre in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40287%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 335, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (19%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August33 (9.9%)
  • September15 (4.5%)
  • October22 (6.6%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (75%)
  • Wet or damp79 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph199 (59%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (20%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (81%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (20%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (65%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2005.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2005

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2005, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2005

The A588 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2005: 30, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588304614
2ndA585293813
3rdA6243623
4thA587222503
5thB5268213501
6thA586172413
7thM6172412
8thB5412101001
9thB643071002
10thB52675610
11thB52664602
12thB52704502
13thB54394400
14thB52723500
15thB52692501
16thB53772201
17thA5841100
18thB5861200
19thM551100
20thM611100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2005

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2005: 63.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2005

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2005: 94.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years