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L40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,928 road traffic collisions in the L40 postcode district, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 92 were fatal and 852 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,928
915th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,923
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
92
102 people killed
Serious collisions
852
1,054 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal922.3%
  • Serious85222%
  • Slight2,98476%

What the data shows

  • L40 had 424 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 732 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in L40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 557 children under 16 were killed or injured in L40, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in L40.

Where L40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
915th
Most casualties
723rd
Most fatal collisions
363rd
Most serious collisions
628th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday527 (13%)
  • Tuesday510 (13%)
  • Wednesday553 (14%)
  • Thursday538 (14%)
  • Friday669 (17%)
  • Saturday566 (14%)
  • Sunday565 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,914 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit720 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting259 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,818 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout39 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,492 (38%)
  • 40 mph631 (16%)
  • 50 mph118 (3%)
  • 60 mph1,650 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds557 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,080 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist699 (12%)
  • Cyclist369 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian335 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant222 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L40 peaked at 127 in 1998; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254155
20243850
20234256
20223655
20213752
20204262
20194156
20183749
20175267
20165880
201564100
201470115
201378116
20125695
20116299
20106993
200974107
200873122
200790143
200696155
200598142
200497155
200395148
200286124
200185113
200088142
199988139
1998127181
1997112167
1996122202
1995115182
1994109181
1993111161
199296139
1991102150
199092157
1989113165
1988109175
198798157
198666102
198579127
1984111161
1983120164
1982118187
1981109157
1980124176
1979102142

Map of recent crashes in L40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L40

The 24 most recent collisions in L40 happened between 4 June and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L40

The A59 has the most collisions in L40, 1,007 of 3,928 (26%), followed by the A570 (520).

Collisions in L40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,0071,43217176
2ndA57052087112112
3rdB5242241413963
4thA5209213336537
5thA577210309842
6thB5240191294642
7thB5246185266554
8thB5241547613
9thA5815385212
10thA51474271313
11thB524391700
12thM613300

Council areas covering L40

Collisions in L40 were recorded in 4 council areas. West Lancashire has 3,698 of 3,928 (94%).

Collisions in L40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lancashire3,6985,58687793
2ndChorley216320556
3rdSouth Ribble6702
4thSefton3500

Towns in L40

Collisions in L40 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Burscough (1,069) and Scarisbrick (98).