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Wyre road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2018, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2017 (212), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2018
219
Up 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
286
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Wyre in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23883%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 219, up 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 219
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday45 (21%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.5%)
  • February19 (8.7%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April21 (9.6%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June21 (9.6%)
  • July21 (9.6%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September19 (8.7%)
  • October13 (5.9%)
  • November15 (6.8%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (74%)
  • Wet or damp55 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (17%)
  • 30 mph102 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph22 (10%)
  • 60 mph30 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (61%)
  • Cyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (14%)
  • 66 to 7527 (9.4%)
  • Over 7523 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (66%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2018.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2018

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2018, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2018: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6203513
2ndA585192303
3rdA588192401
4thM6142105
5thB5412131705
6thA587101110
7thA58681103
8thB52688902
9thB52723503
10thB52662300
11thB52702302
12thB54392201
13thB64302500
14thA5691200
15thB52671101
16thB53771100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2018

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2018: 34.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2018

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2018: 64.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2018, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years