Formby road traffic accidents
Formby recorded 654 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 839 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 839
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 839
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Formby
Roads in Formby
Postcode districts in Formby
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Formby
Road collision statistics for Formby
Collisions recorded
654
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
839
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
103
16.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Formby
Collisions in Formby are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17% of the total), with 20.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
73.2% of recorded collisions in Formby happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Formby have produced 839 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.1% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 75 collisions, Monday 85 collisions, Tuesday 93 collisions, Wednesday 95 collisions, Thursday 106 collisions, Friday 111 collisions, Saturday 89 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 517 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 479 collisions, Dual carriageway 101 collisions, Roundabout 67 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 57 collisions, 30 mph 480 collisions, 40 mph 8 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 39 collisions, 70 mph 65 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 543 collisions, Raining no high winds 73 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 520 casualties, Passenger 167 casualties, Pedestrian 152 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Formby
How many road accidents have there been in Formby?
654 collisions have been recorded in Formby in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 839 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Formby were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 103 were serious — 16.7% of all recorded collisions in Formby resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Formby?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Formby, accounting for 17% of them, and 20.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Formby happen on?
73.2% of collisions in Formby are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Formby?
Pedestrians make up 18.1% of the 839 casualties recorded in Formby.
Is road safety in Formby getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Formby fell 8% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Formby come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Formby cover 1999 to 2025.