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Caton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Caton, Lancaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 159 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
115
2,642nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
159
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Caton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2623%
  • Slight8877%

What the data shows

  • Caton had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% more than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Caton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 19 children under 16 were killed or injured in Caton, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Caton.

Where Caton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,642nd
Most casualties
2,595th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday12 (10%)
  • Thursday11 (9.6%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph90 (78%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant87 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Caton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Caton peaked at 6 in 2017; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202344
202213
202122
202011
201944
201811
201768
201633
201524
201444
201323
201214
201134
201013
200924
200800
200744
200638
200536
200447
200322
200200
200100
200011
199900
199800
199746
199644
199500
199445
199335
199234
199133
199055
198945
198834
198769
198611
198511
198422
198368
198223
198146
198000
197945

Map of recent crashes in Caton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Caton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Caton

The 24 most recent collisions in Caton happened between 19 January 2016 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Caton

Of the 115 collisions in Caton, 60 were on the A683.

Collisions in Caton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6836090114

Council area for Caton

Caton is in Lancaster, where police recorded 20,796 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Caton accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Caton

All 115 collisions in Caton were in the LA2 postcode district.