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Wesham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Wesham, Fylde, from 1979 to 2025, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
257
1,701st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
355
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
4 people killed
Serious collisions
56
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wesham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight19977%

What the data shows

  • Wesham had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Wesham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wesham, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Wesham.

Where Wesham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,701st
Most casualties
1,631st
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,627th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph169 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (15%)
  • 60 mph26 (10%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant202 (57%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wesham peaked at 12 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202368
202211
202111
202011
201947
2018711
201723
201634
201511
201456
201357
201244
2011710
201023
200922
200855
2007610
20061016
200556
2004710
20031014
2002710
20011116
200089
199959
19981221
1997917
1996812
199555
1994313
199368
199277
199155
1990711
1989610
198877
198788
198657
198566
198489
198388
198289
198135
198011
197989

Map of recent crashes in Wesham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wesham

The 24 most recent collisions in Wesham happened between 12 July 2017 and 13 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wesham

The A585 has the most collisions in Wesham, 107 of 257 (42%), followed by the B5192 (49).

Collisions in Wesham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585107161222
2ndB5192496106

Council areas covering Wesham

Collisions in Wesham were recorded in 3 council areas. Fylde has 246 of 257 (96%).

Collisions in Wesham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFylde246328253
2ndWyre61200
3rdSouth Ribble31203

Postcode district for Wesham

All 257 collisions in Wesham were in the PR4 postcode district.