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Preesall, Wyre, FY6 0LU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
87
8,937th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
120
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the FY6 0LU hotspot

19 of the 87 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1821%
  • Slight6878%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
22
Slightly injured
97
All casualties
120

Accidents by year at the FY6 0LU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2002, against an average of 3.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the FY6 0LU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202333
202234
202111
202011
201956
201823
2017510
201622
201536
201434
201357
201223
201122
201044
200945
200844
2007611
200668
200544
200422
200323
2002815
200178

Map of crashes at the FY6 0LU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near FY6 0LU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Preesall, Wyre, FY6 0LU 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 FY6 0LU 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
Preesall
Council area
Wyre
Nearest postcode to the centre
FY6 0LU
Postcode district
FY6
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.91174, -2.95722
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
13 September 2025
Rank by collisions
8,937th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the FY6 0LU hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A588, with 56 of 87, followed by the B5377 with 16.

Collisions at the FY6 0LU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5885682112
2ndB5377162205
3rdB52706701
4thB5881100

Towns near the FY6 0LU hotspot

44 of the 87 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea.

All 87 crashes at the FY6 0LU hotspot

Newest first, from 24 January 2001 to 13 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year