Slight
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 11 Nov 2025, 09:20
- Ford Fusion and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041666633
Burscough Town, West Lancashire, L40 7SU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 128 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Burscough Town ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 174 casualties. Of those collisions, 21 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 128
- 6,425th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 174
- 1.36 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 1 in 2024
Crash severity at the L40 7SU hotspot
21 of the 128 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious2116%
- Slight10784%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 152
- All casualties
- 174
Accidents by year at the L40 7SU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2007, against an average of 5.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the L40 7SU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 14 | 19 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 |
| 2001 | 12 | 14 |
Map of crashes at the L40 7SU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near L40 7SU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Burscough Town, West Lancashire, L40 7SU 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 7SU 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 Town
- Council area
- West Lancashire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- L40 7SU
- Postcode district
- L40
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.58962, -2.8575
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 11 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 6,425th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the L40 7SU hotspot
120 of the 128 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Burscough.
Accident hotspots near L40 7SU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5SL area, 1.5 km away, with 215 collisions.
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5SL area1.5 km away, 288 casualties215 collisions
- Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 1RS area2.4 km away, 152 casualties99 collisions
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford, West Lancashire, L40 5UL area2.8 km away, 127 casualties78 collisions
- Ormskirk West, West Lancashire, L39 3QG area3 km away, 995 casualties692 collisions
- Ormskirk East, West Lancashire, L39 4QU area3 km away, 149 casualties99 collisions
- Rural South, West Lancashire, L40 6JN area3.6 km away, 145 casualties95 collisions
- Aughton & Holborn, West Lancashire, L39 4TD area4.2 km away, 186 casualties148 collisions
- Rural South, West Lancashire, L39 9EB area4.3 km away, 105 casualties62 collisions
All 128 crashes at the L40 7SU hotspot
Newest first, from 25 January 2001 to 11 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 15 Oct 2025, 09:48
- Vauxhall Grandland and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041655216
- Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 28 May 2025, 14:44
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041595729
- Slight
Lexus IS 200 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 26 Apr 2025, 09:00
- Lexus IS 200 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041725583
- Serious
Seat Ateca crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 15 Jan 2025, 06:42
- Seat Ateca and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025041545617
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 12 Oct 2024, 13:46
- Ford Transit, Citroen C1, Ford C-Max and Volvo V70
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024041505197
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 14 Aug 2023, 11:00
- Jaguar X Type and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041344778
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 5 Aug 2023, 00:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041399488
- Slight
Car crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 19 May 2023, 17:20
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041309557
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 16 Feb 2023, 10:12
- Honda Jazz and Ford Escort
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041277064
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 13 Jun 2022, 19:02
- Seat Leon and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041187654
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 2 Apr 2022, 12:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041162089
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 21 Mar 2022, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041155934
- Slight
Car crash on the B5242 in West Lancashire, 5 Mar 2022, 12:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041154011
- Serious
Yamaha Ybr 125 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 22 Nov 2021, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041115269
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 30 May 2021, 14:02
- Mini Cooper, Ford Fiesta and Mercedes Sprinter
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021041050512
- Slight
Honda CBR125R crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 13 Mar 2021, 11:24
- Honda CBR125R and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041027881
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 4 Mar 2021, 13:35
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041025902
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 11 Dec 2020, 07:05
- Mercedes Vito and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020041006083
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 5 Jul 2020, 15:49
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040981175
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 3 Jun 2020, 17:15
- Ford Transit and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020040955146
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 May 2020, 12:55
- Audi A4 and Honda
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040952024
- Slight
Car crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 13 Feb 2020, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040930511
- Slight
Massey Ferguson crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 12 Jun 2019, 09:35
- Massey Ferguson and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040853507
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 28 Jan 2019, 02:14
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040821408
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 10 Nov 2018, 00:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18168
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 23 Nov 2017, 18:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17203
- Slight
Car crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 19 Sep 2017, 11:55
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17160
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 3 Aug 2017, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17134
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 30 Jan 2017, 10:46
- Peugeot 307 and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17017
- Slight
Volkswagen crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 6 Nov 2014, 05:45
- Volkswagen and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404SB14049
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 29 Oct 2014, 14:35
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404SB14014
- Slight
MAN crash on the B5242 in West Lancashire, 27 Jun 2014, 11:10
- MAN and Mitsubishi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404CJ14137
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 23 Apr 2014, 11:29
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201404CJ14094
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 18 Apr 2014, 13:10
- Volkswagen Sharan and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404CJ14073
- Slight
Bus crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 28 Sep 2013, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304CJ13189
- Slight
Chevrolet Spark crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 14 May 2013, 16:30
- Chevrolet Spark and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304CJ13074
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 9 Mar 2013, 23:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304CJ13032
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 13 Feb 2013, 22:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304CJ13018
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 3 Oct 2012, 07:55
- Renault Clio and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204CJ12202
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 24 Sep 2012, 15:30
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201204CJ12195
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 4 Apr 2012, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201204CJ12066
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 10 Jan 2012, 13:35
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204CJ12003
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the A5209 in West Lancashire, 14 Dec 2011, 07:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201104CJ11125
- Slight
Daewoo Kalos crash on the B5242 in West Lancashire, 13 Dec 2011, 16:35
- Daewoo Kalos and Audi A8
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201104CJ11124
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 17 Aug 2011, 13:40
- Skoda Superb and Honda CBF125M
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104CK11153
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 6 Jun 2011, 08:05
- Vauxhall Astra and Kawasaki ZR1200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104CK11091
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A59 in West Lancashire, 29 May 2011, 12:15
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104CK11088