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PR3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,623 road traffic collisions in the PR3 postcode district, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 226 were fatal and 1,839 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (108).

Collisions since 1979
7,623
143rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,767
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
226
258 people killed
Serious collisions
1,839
2,276 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
102
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
148
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PR3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2263%
  • Serious1,83924%
  • Slight5,55873%

What the data shows

  • PR3 had 1,078 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 1,466 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in PR3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,115 children under 16 were killed or injured in PR3, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in PR3.

Where PR3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
143rd
Most casualties
75th
Most fatal collisions
8th
Most serious collisions
34th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,048 (14%)
  • Tuesday957 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,006 (13%)
  • Thursday987 (13%)
  • Friday1,222 (16%)
  • Saturday1,145 (15%)
  • Sunday1,258 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,546 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,047 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting971 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,752 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway1,498 (20%)
  • Roundabout218 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph89 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,648 (22%)
  • 40 mph774 (10%)
  • 50 mph842 (11%)
  • 60 mph2,821 (37%)
  • 70 mph1,447 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,076 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,049 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds143 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds124 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds57 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist39 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,197 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,260 (11%)
  • Cyclist626 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian625 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant463 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)196 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant100 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant61 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PR3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PR3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PR3 peaked at 232 in 2002; 2025 had 102.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102148
2024108156
2023105167
202295128
202194144
202084120
2019124187
2018128198
2017121185
2016117159
2015137198
2014135212
2013114174
2012124173
2011146235
2010136200
2009158245
2008149223
2007164235
2006203302
2005193271
2004184290
2003190301
2002232373
2001171276
2000211352
1999201324
1998198319
1997224353
1996188334
1995194343
1994206332
1993187300
1992199309
1991181289
1990200304
1989197305
1988137229
1987149224
1986152237
1985173309
1984192277
1983166236
1982201288
1981177262
1980186260
1979190281

Map of recent crashes in PR3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PR3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PR3

The 24 most recent collisions in PR3 happened between 6 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PR3

The A6 has the most collisions in PR3, 1,804 of 7,623 (24%), followed by the M6 (1,283).

Collisions in PR3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,8042,80059426
2ndM61,2832,29546262
3rdB526944364914105
4thA58639561824107
5thB6430291370655
6thB62432734441283
7thA5882013261052
8thM55164306121
9thB6245125188243
10thB5272111172536
11thB62447083115
12thB6241507103
13thA585111604

Council areas covering PR3

Collisions in PR3 were recorded in 12 council areas. Wyre has 3,876 of 7,623 (51%).

Collisions in PR3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre3,8765,970140973
2ndPreston2,2543,63645479
3rdRibble Valley1,1531,64727311
4thLancaster109153716
5thFylde94153630
6thHyndburn456808
7thWest Lancashire253305
8thBlackburn with Darwen222617
9thSouth Ribble173603
10thChorley142803
11thBlackpool5702
12thPendle3300

Towns in PR3

Collisions in PR3 were recorded in 10 towns, led by Garstang (616) and Longridge, Ribble Valley (569).