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Wyre road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2007, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (354), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 2007
328
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
480
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2007

2.4% of collisions in Wyre in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious459.4%
  • Slight42789%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 328, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday39 (12%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.3%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September26 (7.9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November25 (7.6%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (74%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph196 (60%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (7%)
  • 60 mph64 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (61%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (11%)
  • 16 to 20103 (21%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (59%)
  • Passenger149 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (75%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2007.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2007

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2007, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2007

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2007: 36, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585365624
2ndA588213213
3rdM6203101
4thB5268172304
5thA587141602
6thA6144423
7thA586121502
8thB541291401
9thB64306611
10thB52723401
11thB52672300
12thB52692200
13thB52581101
14thB52661100
15thB53771100
16thB54151100
17thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2007

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2007: 67.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2007

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2007: 94.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years