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Wyre road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2009, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (295), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 2009
321
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
427
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2009

0.3% of collisions in Wyre in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight26783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight37087%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 321, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February24 (7.5%)
  • March43 (13%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May26 (8.1%)
  • June19 (5.9%)
  • July20 (6.2%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (66%)
  • Wet or damp97 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph203 (63%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (84%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (65%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (11%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7522 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (66%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Tram3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2009.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2009

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2009, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2009

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2009: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585324203
2ndB5268303905
3rdA62746011
4thA587243202
5thA588212904
6thB5412192100
7thA586142303
8thM6102014
9thB643081103
10thB52666600
11thB52703300
12thB53773601
13thB54393400
14thB52671100
15thB52691100
16thB52721200
17thM581100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2009

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2009

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2009: 108.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years