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Rural South, West Lancashire, L39 0EY area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 163 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Rural South ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 230 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
163
5,179th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
230
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the L39 0EY hotspot

26 of the 163 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight13784%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
27
Slightly injured
202
All casualties
230

Accidents by year at the L39 0EY hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2014, against an average of 6.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the L39 0EY hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202346
202211
202166
202055
2019612
201846
201757
201667
2015512
20141314
2013916
201279
20111220
20101319
2009811
2008818
20071217
200699
200533
200455
2003710
200289
200145

Map of crashes at the L39 0EY hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near L39 0EY.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rural South, West Lancashire, L39 0EY area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the L39 0EY 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
Rural South
Council area
West Lancashire
Nearest postcode to the centre
L39 0EY
Postcode district
L39
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.53907, -2.82972
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
6 February 2025
Rank by collisions
5,179th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the L39 0EY hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A570, with 84 of 163, followed by the B5240 with 35.

Collisions at the L39 0EY hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57084114111
2ndB5240355509
3rdM58283902
4thB53127900

Accident hotspots near L39 0EY

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Old Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, WN8 8HY area, 2.2 km away, with 149 collisions.

All 163 crashes at the L39 0EY hotspot

Newest first, from 27 March 2001 to 6 February 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year