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Garstang road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Garstang, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 145 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
616
1,021st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
891
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
145
175 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Garstang

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious14524%
  • Slight45674%

What the data shows

  • Garstang had 82 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 146 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Garstang were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in Garstang, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Garstang.

Where Garstang ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,021st
Most casualties
937th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
883rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (11%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph248 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph149 (24%)
  • 60 mph187 (30%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant516 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Cyclist94 (11%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Garstang road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Garstang, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Garstang peaked at 24 in 1992; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
2024811
2023610
202266
2021811
2020911
2019712
20181016
2017818
20161111
20151521
20141218
20131217
20121830
20111823
20101216
20091317
20081725
20071318
20061620
20051626
20041521
20031429
20021015
20011118
20001622
19991115
19981518
19971818
1996810
19951419
1994810
19931523
19922434
19911931
19901928
19891930
19881319
19871324
1986812
19851215
19841317
19832027
19821524
19811629
19801215
19791419

Map of recent crashes in Garstang

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Garstang

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Garstang

The 24 most recent collisions in Garstang happened between 4 November 2022 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Garstang

The A6 has the most collisions in Garstang, 307 of 616 (50%), followed by the B6430 (123).

Collisions in Garstang on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63075131084
2ndB6430123146319
3rdB5272111912

Council areas covering Garstang

Collisions in Garstang were recorded in 2 council areas. Wyre has 611 of 616 (99%).

Collisions in Garstang by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre61188215145
2ndLancaster5900

Postcode district for Garstang

All 616 collisions in Garstang were in the PR3 postcode district.