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Wyre road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2011, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (294), and casualties rose from 385.

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

Collisions in 2011
285
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
407
Up 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Wyre in 2011 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5820%
  • Slight22178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33582%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 285, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.2%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June27 (9.5%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August28 (9.8%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (78%)
  • Wet or damp56 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph170 (60%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (7%)
  • 60 mph53 (19%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (84%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (63%)
  • Passenger108 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (73%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2011.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2011

Mount, Wyre, FY7 6TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2011, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2011

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2011: 35, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6356419
2ndA585254203
3rdA588192713
4thA587182404
5thA586132403
6thB5268131602
7thM6122312
8thB5412111202
9thB64306701
10thB52665602
11thB52675711
12thB52703301
13thB52692200
14thB53772502
15thB52721401

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2011

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2011: 60.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2011

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2011: 84.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years