Skip to main content
CrashStats

LA6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,089 road traffic collisions in the LA6 postcode district, Lancaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 110 were fatal and 905 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
3,089
1,278th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,630
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
110
123 people killed
Serious collisions
905
1,140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Up 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LA6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1103.6%
  • Serious90529%
  • Slight2,07467%

What the data shows

  • LA6 had 418 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 634 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in LA6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 321 children under 16 were killed or injured in LA6, 6.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LA6.

Where LA6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,278th
Most casualties
1,109th
Most fatal collisions
231st
Most serious collisions
533rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday397 (13%)
  • Tuesday340 (11%)
  • Wednesday357 (12%)
  • Thursday353 (11%)
  • Friday478 (15%)
  • Saturday503 (16%)
  • Sunday661 (21%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,333 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting637 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,506 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway494 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout41 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph369 (12%)
  • 40 mph134 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph49 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,966 (64%)
  • 70 mph566 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,406 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds404 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds76 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (2%)
  • Fog or mist30 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Other38 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,019 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist867 (19%)
  • Van occupant200 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian172 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist123 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)120 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LA6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LA6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LA6 peaked at 100 in 2002; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254463
20243647
20233650
20224775
20212940
20203647
20195173
20184366
20174572
20165177
20155476
20143851
20135890
20125685
20116287
20105975
200969112
200874109
200772121
200692147
200571109
200476118
20037395
2002100141
20016699
200068106
199978113
199898149
199781119
199677125
199591146
199475115
199381124
199277116
199176101
199084130
198993141
198872104
19875476
198661100
19856494
198465100
198373125
19826993
198175113
198082128
19795787

Map of recent crashes in LA6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LA6

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 LA6

The 24 most recent collisions in LA6 happened between 13 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LA6

The A65 has the most collisions in LA6, 866 of 3,089 (28%), followed by the M6 (476).

Collisions in LA6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA658661,34129281
2ndM64768262395
3rdA6832863991696
4thB62542794141079
5thA6070187272653
6thB6255146204473
7thA68790138324
8thA676128520
9thA601294217
10thB63842636012
11thB6479182229

Council areas covering LA6

Collisions in LA6 were recorded in 4 council areas. Lancaster has 1,311 of 3,089 (42%).

Collisions in LA6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLancaster1,3112,04851363
2ndWestmorland and Furness1,1571,63633308
3rdNorth Yorkshire59087724227
4thWyre205414

Town in LA6

Of the 3,089 collisions in LA6, 1 (under 0.1%) was in Carnforth.