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Wyre road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2021, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (159), and casualties rose from 204.

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

Collisions in 2021
155
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
210
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Wyre in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious5234%
  • Slight10065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight15071%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 155, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 155
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February16 (10%)
  • March5 (3.2%)
  • April15 (9.7%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July9 (5.8%)
  • August10 (6.5%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November20 (13%)
  • December9 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (15%)
  • 30 mph78 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (11%)
  • 60 mph18 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (61%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (66%)
  • Passenger47 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Tram1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2021.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2021

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2021, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2021

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2021: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585183213
2ndB5268111206
3rdA587101305
4thA588101603
5thA681103
6thM66810
7thB52665502
8thB52674401
9thB54124502
10thB64303300
11thA5862400
12thB52722401
13thB52701100
14thB54391100
15thB5851100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2021

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2021: 30.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2021

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2021: 46.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years