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Lytham St Anne's road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,858 road traffic collisions in Lytham St Anne's, Fylde, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,090 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 778 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 54 collisions, up 46% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
3,858
268th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,090
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
55 people killed
Serious collisions
778
843 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Up 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lytham St Anne's

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.3%
  • Serious77820%
  • Slight3,03079%

What the data shows

  • Lytham St Anne's had 494 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 668 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Lytham St Anne's were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 639 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lytham St Anne's, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Lytham St Anne's.

Where Lytham St Anne's ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
268th
Most casualties
258th
Most fatal collisions
221st
Most serious collisions
235th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday547 (14%)
  • Tuesday576 (15%)
  • Wednesday583 (15%)
  • Thursday561 (15%)
  • Friday638 (17%)
  • Saturday557 (14%)
  • Sunday396 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,948 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit856 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,713 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph121 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph3,690 (96%)
  • 40 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,076 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds543 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other37 (1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,829 (56%)
  • Pedestrian804 (16%)
  • Cyclist636 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist541 (11%)
  • Van occupant102 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lytham St Anne's road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lytham St Anne's, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lytham St Anne's peaked at 133 in 1989; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 54
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255463
20243751
20235870
20224865
20215279
20204054
20194461
20184457
20175772
20166080
201572103
20146986
20135263
20125377
20115673
20106286
20097099
200882107
200783123
20066992
20057195
200473105
200373113
200274114
20017283
20007596
199992108
1998105134
199794134
1996104156
199579102
199496143
199391113
1992113146
199198127
1990114155
1989133177
1988123156
1987106131
198685106
1985120153
1984114145
1983110124
1982105130
1981118153
1980125157
1979133173

Map of recent crashes in Lytham St Anne's

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lytham St Anne's

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lytham St Anne's

The 24 most recent collisions in Lytham St Anne's happened between 11 August and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lytham St Anne's

The A584 has the most collisions in Lytham St Anne's, 858 of 3,858 (22%), followed by the B5261 (302).

Collisions in Lytham St Anne's on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5848581,19617207
2ndB5261302406756
3rdB5233272367056
4thB525985122018
5thM554600

Council areas covering Lytham St Anne's

Collisions in Lytham St Anne's were recorded in 3 council areas. Fylde has 3,817 of 3,858 (99%).

Collisions in Lytham St Anne's by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFylde3,8175,03750769
2ndBlackpool202505
3rdWyre182404

Postcode district for Lytham St Anne's

All 3,858 collisions in Lytham St Anne's were in the FY8 postcode district.