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Longton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Longton, South Ribble, from 1979 to 2025, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 144 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
642
996th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
847
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
18 people killed
Serious collisions
144
168 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Longton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight48175%

What the data shows

  • Longton had 82 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 116 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Longton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 130 children under 16 were killed or injured in Longton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Longton.

Where Longton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
996th
Most casualties
973rd
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
887th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph448 (70%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (16%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant462 (55%)
  • Cyclist137 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Longton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Longton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Longton peaked at 27 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202479
202389
20221115
20211112
202055
201978
201867
20171217
20161010
201577
20141419
20131321
201268
20111419
20101420
20091013
20081420
2007910
20061526
20051624
20041619
200388
20021520
20011324
2000913
19991621
19982026
19971316
19961216
19952739
19941317
19931925
19921419
19911720
19902127
19891619
19881421
19872024
1986910
19852429
19842740
19831719
19822024
19811620
19802030
19791215

Map of recent crashes in Longton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Longton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Longton

The 24 most recent collisions in Longton happened between 20 September 2022 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Longton

Of the 642 collisions in Longton, 115 were on the A59.

Collisions in Longton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59115174833

Council area for Longton

Longton is in South Ribble, where police recorded 17,349 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Longton accounts for 3.7% of them.

Postcode district for Longton

All 642 collisions in Longton were in the PR4 postcode district.