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Gregson Lane road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Gregson Lane, South Ribble, from 1979 to 2025, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 7 May 2023.

Collisions since 1979
119
2,596th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
150
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
20
20 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
7 May 2023
Busiest year
2000
7 collisions

Road collision statistics for Gregson Lane

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9983%

What the data shows

  • Gregson Lane had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Gregson Lane were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 33 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gregson Lane, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Gregson Lane.

Where Gregson Lane ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,596th
Most casualties
2,665th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,720th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday8 (6.7%)
  • Wednesday21 (18%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday28 (24%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5%)
  • 30 mph110 (92%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant84 (56%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)
  • Cyclist19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gregson Lane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gregson Lane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gregson Lane peaked at 7 in 2000; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202311
202222
202111
202011
201900
201811
201722
201622
201511
201400
201300
201211
201135
201022
200923
200823
200758
200622
200533
200412
200345
200234
200134
2000713
199922
199846
199744
199622
199511
199433
199313
199223
199133
199023
198966
198856
198768
198622
198522
198446
198379
198245
198111
198044
197955

Map of recent crashes in Gregson Lane

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gregson Lane

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gregson Lane

The 24 most recent collisions in Gregson Lane happened between 30 October 2007 and 7 May 2023.

Severity

Council areas covering Gregson Lane

Collisions in Gregson Lane were recorded in 2 council areas. South Ribble has 100 of 119 (84%).

Collisions in Gregson Lane by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Ribble100129015
2ndChorley192105

Postcode district for Gregson Lane

All 119 collisions in Gregson Lane were in the PR5 postcode district.