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Forton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Forton, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
182
2,055th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
296
1.63 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
7 people killed
Serious collisions
49
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Forton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious4927%
  • Slight12870%

What the data shows

  • Forton had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Forton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Forton, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Forton.

Where Forton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,055th
Most casualties
1,830th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,750th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (20%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (5.5%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph38 (21%)
  • 60 mph132 (73%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant217 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Forton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Forton peaked at 10 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202434
202347
202223
202100
202011
201924
201811
201713
2016712
201524
201423
201311
201222
201136
201022
2009411
200824
200700
2006510
200511
200425
200344
200255
200136
2000611
199935
19981021
199744
1996811
1995714
199448
19931017
199222
199157
1990712
198955
1988610
198739
198658
1985610
198437
198346
198245
198144
1980911
197978

Map of recent crashes in Forton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Forton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Forton

The 24 most recent collisions in Forton happened between 8 January 2015 and 28 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Forton

Of the 182 collisions in Forton, 167 were on the A6.

Collisions in Forton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6167277444

Council areas covering Forton

Collisions in Forton were recorded in 2 council areas. Wyre has 179 of 182 (98%).

Collisions in Forton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre179293548
2ndLancaster3301

Postcode district for Forton

All 182 collisions in Forton were in the PR3 postcode district.