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Wyre road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2010, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (321), and casualties fell from 427.

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

Collisions in 2010
294
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
385
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Wyre in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33788%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 294, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February26 (8.8%)
  • March18 (6.1%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May27 (9.2%)
  • June28 (9.5%)
  • July25 (8.5%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September13 (4.4%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (23%)
  • Frost or ice23 (7.8%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph195 (66%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (18%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2068 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (66%)
  • Passenger94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2010.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2010

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2010, with 33 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2010

The A588 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2010: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588294005
2ndA6243204
3rdB5268222702
4thA585192603
5thA587161801
6thB5412131701
7thA586121610
8thM6122205
9thB52667902
10thB52674502
11thB52704400
12thB64304501
13thB53772201
14thB54392200
15thB52751100
16thB52881100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2010

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2010: 54.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2010

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2010: 85.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years