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Wyre road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2017, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (213), and casualties rose from 275.

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

Collisions in 2017
212
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
290
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Wyre in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5325%
  • Slight15875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23380%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 212, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 212
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (7.5%)
  • Tuesday40 (19%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.9%)
  • February13 (6.1%)
  • March17 (8%)
  • April19 (9%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August13 (6.1%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October13 (6.1%)
  • November20 (9.4%)
  • December19 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (17%)
  • 30 mph90 (42%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph27 (13%)
  • 60 mph38 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (54%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (14%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.9%)
  • Over 7519 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (64%)
  • Passenger61 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2017.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2017

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2017, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2017

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2017: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585173103
2ndA6163106
3rdA587152005
4thA588121903
5thM6112102
6thA586101403
7thB5412101600
8thB52688902
9thB52724702
10thB52663300
11thB52673301
12thB52703303
13thB53772500
14thA5831100
15thA5991100
16thB52571101
17thB54391100
18thB62681101
19thB64301101
20thB65391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2017

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2017: 33.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2017

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2017: 64.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years