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FY7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,314 road traffic collisions in the FY7 postcode district, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 685 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
3,314
1,181st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,068
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
46 people killed
Serious collisions
685
744 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for FY7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal451.4%
  • Serious68521%
  • Slight2,58478%

What the data shows

  • FY7 had 378 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 579 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in FY7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 885 children under 16 were killed or injured in FY7, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in FY7.

Where FY7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,181st
Most casualties
1,296th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
980th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday429 (13%)
  • Tuesday481 (15%)
  • Wednesday480 (14%)
  • Thursday533 (16%)
  • Friday571 (17%)
  • Saturday469 (14%)
  • Sunday351 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,476 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit813 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,951 (89%)
  • Roundabout235 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph150 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph2,601 (78%)
  • 40 mph353 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph182 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,644 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds455 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other29 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,746 (43%)
  • Pedestrian881 (22%)
  • Cyclist700 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist561 (14%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FY7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FY7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in FY7 peaked at 121 in 1981; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252936
20243136
20234461
20223032
20213544
20203742
20195262
20184044
20174045
20164049
20153852
20144550
20134858
20124051
20116882
20105973
20095775
20086476
200779102
200681114
20057297
20047389
20036894
20026598
20015971
200081101
19996983
19987391
199785108
19967492
19958493
199477102
199390115
199290109
199194118
1990101125
198996107
198889109
19878394
19867895
1985101125
198498106
1983105128
1982108130
1981121142
1980118146
1979105116

Map of recent crashes in FY7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FY7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FY7

The 24 most recent collisions in FY7 happened between 24 March and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FY7

The A587 has the most collisions in FY7, 786 of 3,314 (24%), followed by the A585 (389).

Collisions in FY7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58778695114151
2ndA5853895281096
3rdB526885112318

Council areas covering FY7

Collisions in FY7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wyre has 3,305 of 3,314 (99.7%).

Collisions in FY7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre3,3054,05744684
2ndFylde8811

Town in FY7

Of the 3,314 collisions in FY7, 2,986 (90%) were in Fleetwood.