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Carnforth & Millhead, Lancaster, LA5 9LH area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
221
3,809th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
282
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
9
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the LA5 9LH hotspot

52 of the 221 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5123%
  • Slight16976%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
51
Slightly injured
230
All casualties
282

Accidents by year at the LA5 9LH hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2009, against an average of 8.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LA5 9LH hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202458
202322
2022912
2021910
2020912
2019311
201857
20171112
2016713
20151111
201433
2013912
201289
20111011
20101011
20091921
20081318
200778
2006710
20051014
2004910
200399
20021520
20011218

Map of crashes at the LA5 9LH hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LA5 9LH.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Carnforth & Millhead, Lancaster, LA5 9LH area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LA5 9LH 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
Carnforth & Millhead
Council area
Lancaster
Nearest postcode to the centre
LA5 9LH
Postcode district
LA5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.12603, -2.76737
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
8 November 2025
Rank by collisions
3,809th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LA5 9LH hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A6, with 114 of 221, followed by the B6254 with 29.

Collisions at the LA5 9LH hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114152022
2ndB6254294017
3rdM6141703
4thB65241200

Towns near the LA5 9LH hotspot

173 of the 221 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Carnforth.

All 221 crashes at the LA5 9LH hotspot

Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 8 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year