Serious
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 6 Dec 2025, 16:40
- Vauxhall Grandland and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041679354
Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5SL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 215 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Burscough Bridge & Rufford ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 288 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 215
- 3,942nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 288
- 1.34 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the L40 5SL hotspot
30 of the 215 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious2913%
- Slight18586%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 258
- All casualties
- 288
Accidents by year at the L40 5SL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2005, against an average of 8.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the L40 5SL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 16 | 21 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 9 | 14 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 | 21 |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 |
| 2005 | 18 | 23 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 16 | 20 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2001 | 9 | 10 |
Map of crashes at the L40 5SL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near L40 5SL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5SL area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the L40 5SL hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford
- Council area
- West Lancashire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- L40 5SL
- Postcode district
- L40
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.59978, -2.84267
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 6 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,942nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the L40 5SL hotspot
213 of the 215 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Burscough.
Accident hotspots near L40 5SL
6 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Burscough Town, West Lancashire, L40 7SU area, 1.5 km away, with 128 collisions.
- Burscough Town, West Lancashire, L40 7SU area1.5 km away, 174 casualties128 collisions
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5UL area2.1 km away, 127 casualties78 collisions
- Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 1RS area3.8 km away, 152 casualties99 collisions
- Rural South, West Lancashire, L40 6JN area4.4 km away, 145 casualties95 collisions
- Ormskirk East, West Lancashire, L39 4QU area4.4 km away, 149 casualties99 collisions
- Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area4.5 km away, 995 casualties692 collisions
All 215 crashes at the L40 5SL hotspot
Newest first, from 24 March 2001 to 6 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Lambretta crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 4 Aug 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041624551
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 4 Jun 2025, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041598772
- Slight
Jeep Avenger crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 6 May 2025, 09:46
- Jeep Avenger and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041588367
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 27 Mar 2025, 11:15
- Renault Megane and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041575932
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 1 Jun 2024, 11:07
- Toyota Corolla and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041450637
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 27 Mar 2024, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041426134
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 11 Jan 2024, 17:05
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041397380
- Slight
Mazda CX-3 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 5 Sep 2023, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 23 Jun 2023, 16:30
- Ford Focus and BMW 2 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 5 Jun 2023, 15:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041315155
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 20 May 2023, 13:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041311133
- Slight
Car crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 10 Feb 2023, 09:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041276224
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 18 Dec 2022, 19:13
- Volkswagen Golf and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022041255060
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 8 Dec 2022, 13:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041251609
- Slight
John Deere 6000 Series crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 22 Nov 2022, 14:15
- John Deere 6000 Series, Nissan Juke and Toyota Urban Cruiser
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022041245817
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 23 Jun 2022, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041191475
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 16 Apr 2022, 11:14
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022041169366
- Slight
John Deere 6000 Series crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 11 Mar 2022, 15:01
- John Deere 6000 Series and Hyundai i20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041152928
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 19 Feb 2022, 10:08
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041145145
- Serious
Audi Q3 crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 20 Jan 2022, 06:45
- Audi Q3 and Volkswagen Touareg
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041134361
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 15 Sep 2021, 20:33
- Ford Fiesta and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021041088128
- Serious
Lorry crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 8 Jul 2021, 15:27
- A lorry and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041064715
- Slight
MAN crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 19 Apr 2021, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041093780
- Serious
Volkswagen Urban crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 30 Sep 2020, 16:25
- Volkswagen Urban and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020040985842
- Slight
Car crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 11 Sep 2020, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040980147
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 22 Jun 2020, 17:19
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040959048
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 12 Dec 2019, 16:15
- Vauxhall Insignia, Ford Fiesta and Mercedes Sprinter
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040909447
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 22 Nov 2019, 19:10
- Volvo V40 and Yamaha MT125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040901530
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 20 Oct 2019, 18:51
- Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Scirocco
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040898013
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 15 Oct 2019, 19:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040890782
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 1 May 2019, 17:10
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040852535
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 12 Apr 2019, 17:55
- Vauxhall Adam and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040850945
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 16 Feb 2019, 16:35
- Nissan Juke and Audi S3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040830668
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 6 Nov 2018, 19:41
- BMW X1, Peugeot 207 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18160
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the B5241 in West Lancashire, 23 Sep 2018, 01:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18132
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 25 Sep 2017, 16:51
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17168
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 8 Apr 2017, 10:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17095
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B5241 in West Lancashire, 25 Mar 2017, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17056
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 19 Mar 2017, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17051
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 13 Feb 2017, 16:45
- Vauxhall Corsa, Renault Captur, Citroen C3 and Honda Civic
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704SB17030
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 1 Feb 2017, 18:45
- Fiat 500 and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17016
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on the B5241 in West Lancashire, 29 Nov 2016, 14:10
- Jaguar X Type and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SB16273
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 6 Oct 2016, 08:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SB16214
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 13 Sep 2016, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 201604SB16192
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 11 Sep 2016, 11:15
- BMW 2 Series and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SB16196
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 22 Aug 2016, 12:58
- Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201604SB16173
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Aug 2016, 11:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201604SB16166