Road collisions in Lancashire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 10,682 road collisions where someone was hurt on Lancashire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 157 were fatal and 3,404 serious.

Lancashire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
2,146
Fatal
29
Serious
691
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
55.0
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Lancashire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021316521,3852,068
2022327441,3802,156
2023306821,4742,186
2024356351,4562,126
2025296911,4262,146

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

14,725 people were killed or injured in collisions on Lancashire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 3,986 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Lancashire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian427611,2602,063
Cyclist94487431,200
E-scooter rider2272756
Motorcyclist345475391,120
Car occupant661,8657,5039,434
Van or goods vehicle occupant7109470586
Bus or coach occupant129123153
Other23774113
All road users1633,82310,73914,725

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph1,248
  • 30 mph5,629
  • 40 mph953
  • 50 mph806
  • 60 mph1,039
  • 70 mph1,007

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban57.6%
  • Rural42.4%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Lancashire

Licensed cars kept in Lancashire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
640,480
Up 1.6% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
489
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.9%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
5.3%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
338,230 (52.8%)
Diesel
207,971 (32.5%)
Hybrid (petrol)
53,367 (8.3%)
Electric and other fuels
40,912 (6.4%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.