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Wyre road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2015, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (235), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2015
239
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
330
Up 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Wyre in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight18176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight26380%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 239, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday27 (11%)
  • Saturday25 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February15 (6.3%)
  • March20 (8.4%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May14 (5.9%)
  • June14 (5.9%)
  • July20 (8.4%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September32 (13%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (69%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph136 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (15%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (61%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3535 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (10%)
  • Over 7526 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (64%)
  • Passenger77 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2015.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2015

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2015, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2015

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2015: 23, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6233717
2ndA588203214
3rdB5268161701
4thA585152901
5thA587111704
6thM691115
7thA58671003
8thB64305501
9thB52664401
10thB52704400
11thB54124401
12thB54393401
13thB52672301
14thB53772301
15thB52721200

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2015

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2015: 34.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2015

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2015: 73.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years