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Banks road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Banks, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
133
2,437th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
169
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
26
28 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Banks

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight10680%

What the data shows

  • Banks had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Banks were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Banks, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Banks.

Where Banks ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,437th
Most casualties
2,509th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (17%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.8%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (9%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (79%)
  • 40 mph4 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (6%)
  • 70 mph14 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant92 (54%)
  • Pedestrian30 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Banks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Banks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Banks peaked at 7 in 2012; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202322
202233
202111
202011
201911
201800
201722
201658
201511
201411
201334
201279
201111
201022
200922
200825
200745
200633
200568
200422
200333
200256
200123
200022
199922
199848
199734
199633
199522
199411
199355
199233
199144
199037
198911
198800
198726
198633
198544
198444
198357
198278
198157
198069
197934

Map of recent crashes in Banks

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Banks

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Banks

The 24 most recent collisions in Banks happened between 16 November 2012 and 10 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Banks

Of the 133 collisions in Banks, 20 were on the A565.

Collisions in Banks on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565203215

Council area for Banks

Banks is in West Lancashire, where police recorded 16,774 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Banks accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Banks

All 133 collisions in Banks were in the PR9 postcode district.