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Up Holland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 865 road traffic collisions in Up Holland, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
865
829th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,202
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
14 people killed
Serious collisions
167
193 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Up Holland

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious16719%
  • Slight68579%

What the data shows

  • Up Holland had 88 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 126 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Up Holland were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 169 children under 16 were killed or injured in Up Holland, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Up Holland.

Where Up Holland ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
829th
Most casualties
789th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday147 (17%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight612 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph750 (87%)
  • 40 mph35 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph53 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant694 (58%)
  • Pedestrian190 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (12%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Up Holland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Up Holland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Up Holland peaked at 30 in 1996; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241112
202336
202279
202167
2020911
20191015
2018910
20171217
20161316
201578
20141119
20131014
20121217
20111117
20102031
20091014
20081319
20071317
20061924
20051925
20041834
20032435
20022437
20012029
20001924
19992126
19982737
19972537
19963048
19952232
19942941
19932224
19922430
19912936
19902743
19892532
19882030
19872739
19862740
19852939
19842737
19832537
19821929
19812530
19802326
19792433

Map of recent crashes in Up Holland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Up Holland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Up Holland

The 24 most recent collisions in Up Holland happened between 27 July 2022 and 24 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Up Holland

The A577 has the most collisions in Up Holland, 468 of 865 (54%), followed by the B5206 (106).

Collisions in Up Holland on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577468642692
2ndB5206106154122
3rdM6468528
4thM584400

Council areas covering Up Holland

Collisions in Up Holland were recorded in 2 council areas. West Lancashire has 467 of 865 (54%).

Collisions in Up Holland by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Lancashire467624593
2ndWigan396576874

Postcode districts in Up Holland

Collisions in Up Holland were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WN8 (468) and WN5 (397).