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Wyre road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2006, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2005 (335), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2006
354
Up 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
514
Up 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Wyre in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight43785%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 354, up 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.5%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July51 (14%)
  • August15 (4.2%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October28 (7.9%)
  • November28 (7.9%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (63%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph65 (18%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (84%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (65%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (11%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4583 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (62%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2006.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2006

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2006, with 41 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2006

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2006: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585345504
2ndA587303602
3rdA63048011
4thA588274318
5thB5268172201
6thB5412151905
7thM6101502
8thA5867701
9thB52675600
10thB54395901
11thB64305601
12thB52664600
13thB53773301
14thA5842200
15thB52692300
16thB52702200
17thB52722402

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2006

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2006: 71.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2006

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2006: 108.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years