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Skerton, Lancaster, LA1 2DH area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
169
5,020th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
256
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the LA1 2DH hotspot

41 of the 169 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight12876%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
40
Slightly injured
212
All casualties
256

Accidents by year at the LA1 2DH hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2014, against an average of 6.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LA1 2DH hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202323
2022814
202144
202022
201957
201834
2017541
2016810
2015913
20141115
201366
201249
2011811
201099
20091115
2008810
200777
20061014
200566
20041014
2003912
2002915
20011010

Map of crashes at the LA1 2DH hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LA1 2DH.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Skerton, Lancaster, LA1 2DH area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LA1 2DH 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
Skerton
Council area
Lancaster
Nearest postcode to the centre
LA1 2DH
Postcode district
LA1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.06066, -2.79494
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
8 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,020th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LA1 2DH hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A683, with 50 of 169, followed by the A6 with 43.

Collisions at the LA1 2DH hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA683506209
2ndA64399211
3rdA5892200
4thA5831100
5thB53211100

Towns near the LA1 2DH hotspot

160 of the 169 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Lancaster.

All 169 crashes at the LA1 2DH hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 8 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year