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Wyre road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2022, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2021 (155), and casualties rose from 210.

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

Collisions in 2022
202
Up 30% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
250
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2022

1% of collisions in Wyre in 2022 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious8341%
  • Slight11758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious9136%
  • Slight15763%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 202, up 30% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 202
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday46 (23%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.9%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March19 (9.4%)
  • April11 (5.4%)
  • May19 (9.4%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July15 (7.4%)
  • August18 (8.9%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October16 (7.9%)
  • November11 (5.4%)
  • December25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (76%)
  • Wet or damp43 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (12%)
  • 30 mph103 (51%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph38 (19%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (57%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (68%)
  • Passenger49 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2022.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2022

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2022, with 23 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2022

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2022: 19, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585193008
2ndA6151805
3rdA588121408
4thB5268111412
5thB5412101104
6thB52677803
7thM671105
8thA5866810
9thA5876606
10thB52664602
11thB64304602
12thB52723302
13thB53772201
14thB54392301

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2022

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2022: 26.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2022

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2022: 64.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2022, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years