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Wyre road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2023, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (202), and casualties rose from 250.

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

Collisions in 2023
196
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
269
Up 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2023

2.6% of collisions in Wyre in 2023 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious6634%
  • Slight12564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7729%
  • Slight18770%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 196, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 196
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.1%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March18 (9.2%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July26 (13%)
  • August15 (7.7%)
  • September13 (6.6%)
  • October19 (9.7%)
  • November15 (7.7%)
  • December11 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (76%)
  • Wet or damp44 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (23%)
  • 30 mph83 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (82%)
  • Roundabout23 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (11%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (16%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (65%)
  • Passenger60 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (72%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2023.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2023

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2023, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2023

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2023: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585242904
2ndA6152716
3rdA588141906
4thA586131814
5thA587132305
6thM671302
7thB527251101
8thB52684403
9thB54124602
10thB52663300
11thB52673402
12thB53773301
13thB64302301
14thB52701110
15thB54391100

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2023

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2023: 38.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2023

PR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2023: 58.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2023, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years