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Wyre road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2008, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (328), and casualties fell from 480.

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

Collisions in 2008
295
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
414
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Wyre in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight23981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35185%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 295, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (19%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.1%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July21 (7.1%)
  • August19 (6.4%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October17 (5.8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (70%)
  • Wet or damp80 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (65%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (20%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (64%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (19%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (8.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (63%)
  • Passenger103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2008.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2008

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2008, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2008

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2008: 29, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585294410
2ndA587202302
3rdA6182911
4thA588152604
5thM6132311
6thB5268111703
7thB6430101203
8thB541281012
9thA58671104
10thB526771103
11thB52663600
12thB53772200
13thA5831400
14thB52691100
15thB52701100
16thB52721100
17thB54211100
18thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2008

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2008: 56.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2008

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2008: 93.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years