Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 14 Aug 2025, 01:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041628597
Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9DZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 233 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Skelmersdale South ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 328 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 233
- 3,598th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 328
- 1.41 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the WN8 9DZ hotspot
54 of the 233 collisions here (23%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41.7%
- Serious5021%
- Slight17977%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 57
- Slightly injured
- 267
- All casualties
- 328
Accidents by year at the WN8 9DZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2002, against an average of 9.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WN8 9DZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 | 15 |
| 2011 | 11 | 16 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | 15 | 19 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| 2005 | 15 | 23 |
| 2004 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 15 | 18 |
| 2002 | 16 | 22 |
| 2001 | 14 | 21 |
Map of crashes at the WN8 9DZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN8 9DZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9DZ 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 WN8 9DZ 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
- Skelmersdale South
- Council area
- West Lancashire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- WN8 9DZ
- Postcode district
- WN8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.53873, -2.7496
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 14 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,598th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WN8 9DZ hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Skelmersdale had the most collisions, 75 of 233.
Accident hotspots near WN8 9DZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Up Holland, West Lancashire, WN8 9PT area, 1 km away, with 95 collisions.
- Up Holland, West Lancashire, WN8 9PT area1 km away, 130 casualties95 collisions
- Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NP area1.5 km away, 317 casualties231 collisions
- Up Holland, West Lancashire, WN8 0HF area1.6 km away, 202 casualties155 collisions
- Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NF area1.6 km away, 86 casualties66 collisions
- Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AA area2.5 km away, 93 casualties70 collisions
- Skelmersdale North, West Lancashire, WN8 6TY area2.8 km away, 144 casualties101 collisions
- Old Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, WN8 9SA area2.9 km away, 299 casualties219 collisions
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, West Lancashire, WN8 6JX area3 km away, 244 casualties182 collisions
All 233 crashes at the WN8 9DZ hotspot
Newest first, from 18 January 2001 to 14 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on the A1 in West Lancashire, 17 Jul 2025, 18:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041617842
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 9 Jun 2025, 08:40
- Skoda Superb and DS DS4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041600932
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 5 Apr 2025, 19:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025041581105
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 8 Dec 2024, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041527499
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 5 Dec 2024, 14:16
- Ford Fusion and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041527446
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in West Lancashire, 12 Sep 2024, 04:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041490286
- Serious
Harley-Davidson XL crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 17 Mar 2024, 11:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041422651
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 9 Mar 2024, 14:39
- Audi A3 and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041418790
- Slight
Peugeot 407 crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 9 Feb 2024, 17:20
- Peugeot 407 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041410031
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 22 Dec 2023, 10:00
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041391390
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 29 Nov 2023, 16:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041381540
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Nov 2023, 14:55
- Ford Mondeo and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023041377607
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 4 Oct 2023, 21:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041360153
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 4 Mar 2023, 20:28
- Ford Focus and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023041283112
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 25 Jan 2023, 06:30
- Land Rover Freelander and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041267699
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 18 Nov 2022, 10:35
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041244255
- Serious
Triumph Tiger crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 18 Sep 2022, 05:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041220600
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 21 Jul 2022, 12:30
- Nissan Juke and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041201203
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 6 Feb 2022, 21:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041140653
- Fatal
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 2 Feb 2022, 12:54
- Vauxhall Meriva and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022041144251
- Slight
Suzuki UK 110 crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 19 Jan 2022, 17:31
- Suzuki UK 110 and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041136527
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 1 Dec 2021, 12:30
- Nissan Qashqai and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041117551
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 13 Nov 2021, 20:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041109697
- Serious
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 14 Aug 2021, 18:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041076984
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 14 Aug 2021, 12:57
- Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021041077087
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 1 Jul 2021, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041061895
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 12 Apr 2021, 17:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041034819
- Slight
Yamaha YZF R1 crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 7 Mar 2021, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041026915
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 14 Feb 2021, 04:15
- BMW 5 Series and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021041021448
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 21 Jan 2021, 18:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041016094
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 24 Nov 2020, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020041001600
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 9 Oct 2020, 18:59
- Ford Focus and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040988583
- Slight
Saab 9-3 crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 24 Jul 2020, 20:38
- Saab 9-3 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040967116
- Serious
Suzuki Alto crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 14 May 2020, 13:00
- Suzuki Alto and Toyota GT86
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040951257
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 29 Dec 2019, 00:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040919702
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 14 Sep 2019, 17:45
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040877688
- Fatal
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 8 Jan 2019, 10:10
- Ford Transit Custom, Ford Fiesta, Audi A6, a car and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2019040808110
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 6 Sep 2018, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18122
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 16 Aug 2018, 16:15
- Fiat Punto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18110
- Slight
Chevrolet Aveo crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 14 Apr 2018, 13:58
- Chevrolet Aveo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18036
- Slight
Mercedes CLS Class crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 14 Feb 2018, 07:28
- Mercedes CLS Class and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18014
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Jan 2018, 10:10
- Iveco Daily and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18017
- Serious
Keeway Superlight crash on the A577 in West Lancashire, 22 Nov 2017, 17:02
- Keeway Superlight and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17201
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M58 in West Lancashire, 9 Nov 2017, 18:25
- Vauxhall Astra and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704SB17195
- Slight
Peugeot 407 crash on the B3512 in West Lancashire, 27 Oct 2017, 05:22
- Peugeot 407 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17187
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 21 Oct 2017, 14:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17183
- Slight
Yamaha Ybr 125 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 25 Jul 2017, 17:40
- Yamaha Ybr 125 and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SB17132