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Morecambe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,340 road traffic collisions in Morecambe, Lancaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 858 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
4,340
240th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,530
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
50 people killed
Serious collisions
858
908 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Morecambe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.2%
  • Serious85820%
  • Slight3,43279%

What the data shows

  • Morecambe had 585 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 864 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Morecambe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 861 children under 16 were killed or injured in Morecambe, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Morecambe.

Where Morecambe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
240th
Most casualties
237th
Most fatal collisions
221st
Most serious collisions
210th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday619 (14%)
  • Tuesday630 (15%)
  • Wednesday593 (14%)
  • Thursday685 (16%)
  • Friday686 (16%)
  • Saturday651 (15%)
  • Sunday476 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,176 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,088 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,707 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road229 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout227 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph228 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph3,801 (88%)
  • 40 mph265 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,542 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds571 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,596 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,172 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist722 (13%)
  • Cyclist701 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant79 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Morecambe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Morecambe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Morecambe peaked at 129 in 1982; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254660
20244349
20234657
20225057
20215465
20204455
20195873
201877106
201780110
201687125
201586130
201477104
201378105
201295121
20117495
201096137
200987114
2008100132
200789132
200682112
200593116
200496128
200391117
200286119
2001118158
2000102139
199999128
1998106138
1997110145
1996106141
1995118149
1994115147
1993106135
1992108131
1991102140
1990110135
1989101116
1988124145
198799121
198685100
1985126142
1984128147
1983112126
1982129151
1981101115
1980113133
1979107129

Map of recent crashes in Morecambe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Morecambe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Morecambe

The 24 most recent collisions in Morecambe happened between 5 August and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Morecambe

The A589 has the most collisions in Morecambe, 1,052 of 4,340 (24%), followed by the B5321 (669).

Collisions in Morecambe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5891,0521,33610205
2ndB532166983011133
3rdB5273186252337
4thB5274134166325
5thA5105108144429
6thA68396154323
7thB52757896022
8thB52316600

Council areas covering Morecambe

Collisions in Morecambe were recorded in 2 council areas. Lancaster has 4,335 of 4,340 (99.9%).

Collisions in Morecambe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLancaster4,3355,52350856
2ndWyre5702

Postcode districts in Morecambe

Collisions in Morecambe were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by LA4 (3,000) and LA3 (1,256).