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Wyre road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2014, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (258), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2014
235
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
312
Down 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Wyre in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26083%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 235, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 235
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (9.8%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June16 (6.8%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October30 (13%)
  • November16 (6.8%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (71%)
  • Wet or damp67 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph135 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph32 (14%)
  • 60 mph28 (12%)
  • 70 mph7 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (80%)
  • Roundabout25 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (57%)
  • Cyclist47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (9%)
  • Over 7516 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (71%)
  • Passenger58 (19%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (11%)
  • Motorcycle45 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2014.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2014

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2014, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2014: 25, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6254409
2ndA588233303
3rdA585172213
4thA587161801
5thB5268141802
6thA586101505
7thB541291511
8thM681301
9thB52706602
10thB52664400
11thB52722201
12thB53772300
13thB54392400
14thB64302500
15thB52581100
16thB52671200
17thB52691100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2014

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2014: 39.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2014

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2014: 65.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years