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Heysham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,227 road traffic collisions in Heysham, Lancaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 253 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,227
660th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,541
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
253
273 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Heysham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious25321%
  • Slight96378%

What the data shows

  • Heysham had 164 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 240 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Heysham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 320 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heysham, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Heysham.

Where Heysham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
660th
Most casualties
654th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
582nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (14%)
  • Tuesday185 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday204 (17%)
  • Friday194 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight897 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,169 (95%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph1,128 (92%)
  • 40 mph31 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,021 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant689 (45%)
  • Pedestrian315 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (14%)
  • Cyclist206 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heysham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heysham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Heysham peaked at 48 in 1985; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241111
20231517
20221012
20211619
20201616
20191935
20181826
20172634
20162531
20152027
20142538
20131928
20121620
20112428
20102537
20092942
20083034
20072533
20062740
20052736
20043942
20033844
20021618
20012027
20003748
19994260
19982325
19972330
19963143
19953541
19942836
19933138
19922733
19912224
19902835
19893239
19882326
19872840
19862327
19854859
19843845
19832328
19823843
19813338
19803339
19793740

Map of recent crashes in Heysham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heysham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heysham

The 24 most recent collisions in Heysham happened between 13 September 2023 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heysham

The A589 has the most collisions in Heysham, 527 of 1,227 (43%), followed by the B5273 (106).

Collisions in Heysham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5895276775113
2ndB5273106130213
3rdA683455508

Council area for Heysham

Heysham is in Lancaster, where police recorded 20,796 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Heysham accounts for 5.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Heysham

Collisions in Heysham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LA3 (1,222) and LA4 (5).