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L39 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,906 road traffic collisions in the L39 postcode district, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 111 were fatal and 968 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
4,906
587th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,262
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
111
116 people killed
Serious collisions
968
1,163 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L39

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1112.3%
  • Serious96820%
  • Slight3,82778%

What the data shows

  • L39 had 560 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,015 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in L39 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 730 children under 16 were killed or injured in L39, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in L39.

Where L39 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
587th
Most casualties
435th
Most fatal collisions
224th
Most serious collisions
428th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday687 (14%)
  • Tuesday745 (15%)
  • Wednesday689 (14%)
  • Thursday776 (16%)
  • Friday766 (16%)
  • Saturday672 (14%)
  • Sunday571 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,665 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit897 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting293 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,973 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway515 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road239 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout154 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph51 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,138 (44%)
  • 40 mph841 (17%)
  • 50 mph104 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1,401 (29%)
  • 70 mph370 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,885 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds669 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds88 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,958 (68%)
  • Pedestrian766 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist696 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist381 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant227 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L39 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L39, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L39 peaked at 162 in 1997; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254975
20244359
20235582
20225673
20214664
20204558
201963100
20186288
20176589
201676122
201588126
201487116
201379117
201281111
2011105163
2010106178
2009108149
2008127212
2007130218
2006104161
2005115179
2004119167
2003116179
2002110156
2001115176
2000107155
1999118202
1998133191
1997162256
1996134205
1995137203
1994139218
1993141205
1992129195
1991117169
1990139202
1989114158
1988119179
1987111146
1986102143
1985109174
1984113161
1983109148
1982134200
1981126173
1980125167
1979138194

Map of recent crashes in L39

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L39

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L39

The 24 most recent collisions in L39 happened between 22 June and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L39

The A570 has the most collisions in L39, 1,061 of 4,906 (22%), followed by the A59 (853).

Collisions in L39 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5701,0611,50819173
2ndA598531,32529172
3rdA514738566313100
4thB5197285390453
5thA577215293225
6thM58124191425
7thB5195117187031
8thB531998124118
9thA50679114518
10thA567305839
11thB5240162204
12thB5312121702
13thA5657801
14thM65600
15thA5924902
16thA5913312
17thM6131001

Council areas covering L39

Collisions in L39 were recorded in 9 council areas. West Lancashire has 4,831 of 4,906 (98%).

Collisions in L39 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lancashire4,8317,149108953
2ndSefton274107
3rdWestmorland and Furness111815
4thChorley81701
5thSouth Ribble7810
6thWyre61100
7thLiverpool5500
8thSt. Helens5601
9thPreston3401

Town in L39

Of the 4,906 collisions in L39, 2,647 (54%) were in Ormskirk.