Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 29 Oct 2025, 21:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041660968
Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NP area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 231 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Skelmersdale South ward, West Lancashire, from 2001 to 2025, with 317 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 231
- 3,634th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 317
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the WN8 9NP hotspot
61 of the 231 collisions here (26%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.3%
- Serious5825%
- Slight17074%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 63
- Slightly injured
- 251
- All casualties
- 317
Accidents by year at the WN8 9NP hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2001, against an average of 9.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WN8 9NP hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 17 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 | 14 | 18 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2004 | 16 | 18 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12 |
| 2002 | 14 | 21 |
| 2001 | 20 | 35 |
Map of crashes at the WN8 9NP hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WN8 9NP.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NP 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 9NP 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 9NP
- Postcode district
- WN8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.54479, -2.76979
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 29 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,634th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the WN8 9NP hotspot
102 of the 231 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Skelmersdale.
Accident hotspots near WN8 9NP
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NF area, 0.9 km away, with 66 collisions.
- Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9NF area0.9 km away, 86 casualties66 collisions
- Old Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, WN8 9SA area1.4 km away, 299 casualties219 collisions
- Skelmersdale South, West Lancashire, WN8 9DZ area1.5 km away, 328 casualties233 collisions
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, West Lancashire, WN8 6JX area1.6 km away, 244 casualties182 collisions
- Up Holland, West Lancashire, WN8 9PT area1.8 km away, 130 casualties95 collisions
- Skelmersdale North, West Lancashire, WN8 6TY area1.9 km away, 144 casualties101 collisions
- Old Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, WN8 8HY area2.4 km away, 212 casualties149 collisions
- Up Holland, West Lancashire, WN8 0HF area2.9 km away, 202 casualties155 collisions
All 231 crashes at the WN8 9NP hotspot
Newest first, from 7 January 2001 to 29 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Sym Jet crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 12 Aug 2025, 15:50
- Sym Jet and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041628087
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 Jun 2025, 20:05
- Nissan Juke and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041606007
- Slight
Ford Explorer Premium EV crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 28 May 2025, 17:58
- Ford Explorer Premium EV and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041595797
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 13 May 2025, 20:55
- Vauxhall Insignia and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041589624
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 23 Oct 2024, 12:10
- Mercedes Cla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041508393
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 19 Aug 2024, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041481551
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 Aug 2024, 21:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041481190
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 11 Jul 2024, 16:45
- Land Rover Discovery and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041466612
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 6 Apr 2024, 23:15
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2024041432433
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 21 Feb 2024, 13:50
- Kia Rio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041412687
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 21 Nov 2023, 17:35
- Peugeot 2008 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041377302
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 9 Oct 2023, 20:45
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041361255
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 21 Apr 2023, 07:35
- Land Rover Freelander and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023041300352
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 24 May 2022, 22:18
- Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Crossland
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041180944
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 12 May 2022, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041176919
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Mar 2022, 13:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041155404
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 3 Mar 2022, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041149903
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 26 Jan 2022, 17:12
- Vauxhall Crossland and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041137787
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 15 Jan 2022, 14:30
- BMW 1 Series and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022041155595
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 7 Jan 2022, 09:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041129440
- Fatal
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 26 Dec 2021, 21:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041126436
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 Oct 2021, 10:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041100897
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 23 Aug 2021, 16:10
- Ford Fiesta and 2 motorcycles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041080041
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 19 Aug 2021, 01:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041078414
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Aug 2021, 15:10
- Ford Kuga and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041087721
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 15 Aug 2021, 01:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041096587
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 9 Aug 2021, 18:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041075225
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 30 Jul 2021, 14:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041072373
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 11 May 2021, 08:25
- Peugeot 2008 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041044576
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 25 Dec 2020, 23:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020041010111
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 7 Oct 2020, 07:45
- Mercedes A Class and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020040987690
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 4 Sep 2020, 14:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040978438
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 31 Aug 2020, 13:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040985182
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 4 Aug 2020, 14:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040970954
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 2 May 2020, 19:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2020040949214
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 20 Feb 2020, 19:29
- Land Rover Discovery and Peugeot 5008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040933020
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on the B5312 in West Lancashire, 2 Oct 2019, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040883744
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 30 Sep 2019, 10:41
- Ford Mondeo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040882791
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 15 Aug 2019, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040868630
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 8 Aug 2019, 14:35
- Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040866510
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 Jun 2019, 15:55
- Mercedes B Class and BMW 6 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040853786
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 14 Jun 2019, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040853526
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 10 Apr 2019, 07:57
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040850630
- Serious
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 5 Apr 2019, 18:12
- Ford KA and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019040850596
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 20 Feb 2019, 08:00
- Renault Clio and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040834382
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 18 Nov 2018, 11:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SB18190
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in West Lancashire, 16 Nov 2018, 14:25
- Vauxhall Zafira and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201804SB18163