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Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, PR4 6LX area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 102 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Burscough Bridge & Rufford ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 178 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
102
7,829th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
178
1.75 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Crash severity at the PR4 6LX hotspot

29 of the 102 collisions here (28%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2726%
  • Slight7372%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
39
Slightly injured
137
All casualties
178

Accidents by year at the PR4 6LX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2006, against an average of 4.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR4 6LX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202400
202311
202200
202100
202022
201922
201811
201745
2016711
201569
2014921
201325
2012512
2011812
201023
2009513
200822
2007620
20061017
200546
200455
200347
2002912
200147

Map of crashes at the PR4 6LX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR4 6LX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, PR4 6LX 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 PR4 6LX 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
PR4 6LX
Postcode district
PR4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.66278, -2.87927
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
12 December 2025
Rank by collisions
7,829th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR4 6LX hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A565, with 75 of 102, followed by the B5246 with 15.

Collisions at the PR4 6LX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56575128120
2ndB5246152513
3rdA5701401
4thA6561100
5thB52411400

Accident hotspots near PR4 6LX

5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the North Meols & Hesketh Bank, West Lancashire, PR9 8BB area, 3.4 km away, with 76 collisions.

All 102 crashes at the PR4 6LX hotspot

Newest first, from 7 May 2001 to 12 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year