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Thornton (Wyre) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,287 road traffic collisions in Thornton, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 236 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,287
631st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,605
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
236
258 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Thornton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious23618%
  • Slight1,03981%

What the data shows

  • Thornton had 195 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 279 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Thornton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 269 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thornton, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Thornton.

Where Thornton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
631st
Most casualties
635th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
620th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (16%)
  • Tuesday197 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday219 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight985 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,163 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout54 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph1,131 (88%)
  • 40 mph94 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,070 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant830 (52%)
  • Cyclist251 (16%)
  • Pedestrian231 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (13%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thornton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thornton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thornton peaked at 47 in 1982; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20241520
20231517
20222128
20211315
20201216
20192739
20182731
20172022
20162025
20152130
20142429
20131724
20121722
20112535
20102735
20094451
20083243
20073952
20063342
20053342
20043140
20033542
20022834
20012436
20002834
19991919
19982334
19974052
19963139
19953140
19943542
19932132
19923344
19912122
19902225
19893034
19883234
19874152
19862225
19852125
19843745
19831721
19824758
19813343
19804346
19793540

Map of recent crashes in Thornton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thornton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thornton

The 24 most recent collisions in Thornton happened between 2 February and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thornton

The B5268 has the most collisions in Thornton, 332 of 1,287 (26%), followed by the B5412 (241).

Collisions in Thornton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5268332409354
2ndB5412241299042
3rdA585134206526
4thB5439122148226

Council areas covering Thornton

Collisions in Thornton were recorded in 2 council areas. Wyre has 1,260 of 1,287 (98%).

Collisions in Thornton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWyre1,2601,57212231
2ndFylde263204

Postcode district for Thornton

All 1,287 collisions in Thornton were in the FY5 postcode district.