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Wyre road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2019, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (219), and casualties rose from 286.

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

Collisions in 2019
225
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
316
Up 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2019

1.3% of collisions in Wyre in 2019 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6830%
  • Slight15468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight23574%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 225, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.9%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June26 (12%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October21 (9.3%)
  • November8 (3.6%)
  • December12 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (12%)
  • 30 mph120 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (15%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (79%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (68%)
  • Cyclist32 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (19%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.6%)
  • Over 7526 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (66%)
  • Passenger85 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2019.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2019

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2019, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2019

The A585 and B5268 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2019, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585192909
2ndB5268192601
3rdA587151913
4thM6132312
5thA6121803
6thA5889904
7thA58671103
8thB541261101
9thB52665702
10thB527251102
11thB54394402
12thB64304700
13thB52702301
14thB52671201

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2019

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2019: 42.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2019

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2019: 70.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2019, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years