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Wyre road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2016, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (239), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 2016
213
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
275
Down 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Wyre in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight16176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight22381%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 213, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 213
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.9%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April21 (9.9%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September10 (4.7%)
  • October16 (7.5%)
  • November16 (7.5%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (71%)
  • Wet or damp60 (28%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (13%)
  • 30 mph116 (54%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (15%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (78%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (58%)
  • Cyclist40 (15%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.6%)
  • Over 7519 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (67%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2016.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2016

Mount, Wyre, FY7 6TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2016, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2016

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2016: 23, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6233307
2ndB5268213007
3rdA585192504
4thA587152104
5thA588121403
6thB5412111602
7thM671201
8thA5866913
9thB52724400
10thB52673301
11thB64302200
12thA5831200
13thB52251100
14thB54391100
15thB5881100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2016

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2016

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2016: 65.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years