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Wyre road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Wyre in 2024, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (196), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2024
180
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
246
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Wyre in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Wyre in 2024 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2% and 22% in Wyre from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious6838%
  • Slight10860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious7530%
  • Slight16768%

Wyre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wyre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 180, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 180
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March11 (6.1%)
  • April17 (9.4%)
  • May15 (8.3%)
  • June9 (5%)
  • July13 (7.2%)
  • August23 (13%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November8 (4.4%)
  • December16 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (72%)
  • Wet or damp50 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph96 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph19 (11%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (78%)
  • Roundabout19 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wyre in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (68%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (68%)
  • Passenger60 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wyre in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wyre had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2024.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wyre in 2024

Jubilee, Wyre, FY5 3NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wyre in 2024, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wyre with the most crashes in 2024

The A585 had the most collisions in Wyre in 2024: 23, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wyre, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585232608
2ndM6142306
3rdA6121702
4thA58781002
5thB526881113
6thB64307712
7thB541261012
8thA5885501
9thA5863602
10thB52663400
11thB52723600
12thB53773600
13thB52672301
14thB52702200
15thB52691301

Towns in Wyre: crashes in 2024

Fleetwood had the most collisions of any town in Wyre in 2024: 28.

Postcode districts in Wyre: crashes in 2024

FY5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wyre in 2024: 61.

Latest crashes in Wyre in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wyre in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Wyre road accidents in other years