Crap Towns / Lancaster / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Lancaster?
There were 4.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Lancaster from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.6, the same as in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveleys | 24.5 km | 6.3 |
| Morecambe | 3.7 km | 5.3 |
| Fleetwood | 21.7 km | 5.1 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 25.4 km | 4.5 |
| Garstang | 16.4 km | 4.5 |
| Lancaster | – | 4.3 |
| Carnforth | 8.7 km | 3.8 |
| Ulverston | 24.5 km | 3.4 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 4.2 km | 3.3 |
| Thornton | 23.7 km | 3.2 |
| Heysham | 5.5 km | 2.2 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |