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FY6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,572 road traffic collisions in the FY6 postcode district, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 773 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,572
1,055th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,958
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
72 people killed
Serious collisions
773
927 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for FY6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681.9%
  • Serious77322%
  • Slight2,73176%

What the data shows

  • FY6 had 498 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 804 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in FY6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 546 children under 16 were killed or injured in FY6, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in FY6.

Where FY6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,055th
Most casualties
1,010th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
792nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday481 (13%)
  • Tuesday509 (14%)
  • Wednesday511 (14%)
  • Thursday578 (16%)
  • Friday577 (16%)
  • Saturday478 (13%)
  • Sunday438 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,618 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit751 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting169 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,225 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road134 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout102 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph79 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph2,108 (59%)
  • 40 mph392 (11%)
  • 50 mph399 (11%)
  • 60 mph587 (16%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,922 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds436 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,069 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist726 (15%)
  • Pedestrian497 (10%)
  • Cyclist380 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant114 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FY6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FY6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in FY6 peaked at 100 in 2002; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254659
20243853
20235673
20226693
20213949
20203747
20194667
20185979
20174968
20166283
201578107
20147399
201395126
20126997
20116491
201091123
200991116
20086999
200789137
200685137
200589136
200479116
200386128
2002100156
200193126
200082113
199977107
19986989
199794135
199684125
199586141
199494129
199376107
199292135
19918099
199089117
198984113
19887099
19877185
19866487
198588106
198487117
19837693
198298140
198187112
198085116
197990128

Map of recent crashes in FY6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FY6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FY6

The 24 most recent collisions in FY6 happened between 12 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FY6

The A588 has the most collisions in FY6, 797 of 3,572 (22%), followed by the A585 (632).

Collisions in FY6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5887971,08718168
2ndA58563296912131
3rdA5864216331397
4thB5268228319450
5thB5267185240441
6thB5270154188349
7thB5266128180136
8thB537797127124
9thB52607192119
10thB5269131815
11thB541271000

Council areas covering FY6

Collisions in FY6 were recorded in 5 council areas. Wyre has 2,628 of 3,572 (74%).

Collisions in FY6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre2,6283,52947577
2ndFylde9211,40021194
3rdBlackpool101302
4thLancaster91200
5thPendle4400

Towns in FY6

Collisions in FY6 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Poulton-le-Fylde (1,330) and Carleton (324).