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Wyre road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2012, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2011 (285), and casualties fell from 407.

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

Collisions in 2012
236
Down 17% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
325
Down 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Wyre in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight18880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight26983%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 236, down 17% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (19%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.3%)
  • February18 (7.6%)
  • March22 (9.3%)
  • April23 (9.7%)
  • May23 (9.7%)
  • June12 (5.1%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October16 (6.8%)
  • November19 (8.1%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (69%)
  • Wet or damp64 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph139 (59%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (11%)
  • 60 mph45 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (83%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (64%)
  • Passenger79 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2012.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2012

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2012, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2012: 23, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6234218
2ndA585222703
3rdA588222704
4thA587172403
5thB5268162308
6thB6430121302
7thA58691612
8thB54128900
9thM651201
10thB52664800
11thB52704501
12thB52724402
13thB54393301
14thB52672400
15thB52691100
16thB53771100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2012

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2012: 37.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2012

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2012: 68.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years