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Ormskirk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,724 road traffic collisions in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 452 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,724
360th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,792
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
452
505 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ormskirk

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.5%
  • Serious45217%
  • Slight2,23182%

What the data shows

  • Ormskirk had 325 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 564 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ormskirk were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 502 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ormskirk, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Ormskirk.

Where Ormskirk ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
360th
Most casualties
328th
Most fatal collisions
266th
Most serious collisions
363rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday381 (14%)
  • Tuesday436 (16%)
  • Wednesday373 (14%)
  • Thursday431 (16%)
  • Friday428 (16%)
  • Saturday382 (14%)
  • Sunday293 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,079 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit618 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,329 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road220 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout62 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph1,886 (69%)
  • 40 mph650 (24%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,183 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds383 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other28 (1%)
  • Not recorded42 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,297 (61%)
  • Pedestrian680 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist366 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist238 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant79 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ormskirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ormskirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ormskirk peaked at 93 in 1990; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252433
20242125
20233548
20223548
20212841
20202430
20193859
20183648
20173649
20164879
20155773
20145072
20134462
20125374
20116692
20105387
20096381
20085991
200765105
20065480
20055885
20046176
20035481
20024758
20016197
20006192
199973121
19986896
199784116
199678111
199575109
199474106
199384111
19927392
19916485
199093129
19897194
19886388
19876381
19865872
19856699
19846279
19836383
19826480
19816486
19807586
197978102

Map of recent crashes in Ormskirk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ormskirk

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ormskirk

The 24 most recent collisions in Ormskirk happened between 10 January and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ormskirk

The A570 has the most collisions in Ormskirk, 730 of 2,724 (27%), followed by the A59 (652).

Collisions in Ormskirk on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5707301,0016115
2ndA5965299019120
3rdB5197214276335
4thA577211287125
5thB531998124118
6thB519581001
7thM64500

Council areas covering Ormskirk

Collisions in Ormskirk were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lancashire has 2,716 of 2,724 (99.7%).

Collisions in Ormskirk by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lancashire2,7163,77940451
2ndSouth Ribble3410

Postcode districts in Ormskirk

Collisions in Ormskirk were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by L39 (2,647) and L40 (77).