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Chorley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,765 road traffic collisions in Chorley from 1979 to 2025, and 21,794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 277 were fatal and 3,154 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 189 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (220), and casualties fell from 330 to 300.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,765
102nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,794
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
277
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
189
Down 14% on 2024

Crash severity in Chorley

1.9% of collisions in Chorley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2771.9%
  • Serious3,15421%
  • Slight11,33477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3001.4%
  • Serious3,73917%
  • Slight17,75581%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. In 2025 there were 189, down 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025189300
2024220330
2023178247
2022199276
2021205285
2020176267
2019212319
2018241361
2017228330
2016257385
2015241387
2014279425
2013295426
2012277410
2011302492
2010315456
2009280439
2008344544
2007323525
2006343584
2005407664
2004369562
2003321505
2002376572
2001343501
2000293419
1999349540
1998337511
1997375598
1996325484
1995308434
1994326491
1993308454
1992394589
1991401577
1990432641
1989404561
1988357489
1987335466
1986358497
1985335425
1984337454
1983362476
1982376520
1981355476
1980348499
1979430601

When and where crashes happen in Chorley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,972 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,084 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,981 (13%)
  • Thursday2,205 (15%)
  • Friday2,370 (16%)
  • Saturday2,248 (15%)
  • Sunday1,905 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59586 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59246 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,878 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,996 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,536 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,620 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,399 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,504 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,104 (7.5%)
  • February1,094 (7.4%)
  • March1,223 (8.3%)
  • April1,188 (8%)
  • May1,306 (8.8%)
  • June1,287 (8.7%)
  • July1,308 (8.9%)
  • August1,196 (8.1%)
  • September1,244 (8.4%)
  • October1,326 (9%)
  • November1,270 (8.6%)
  • December1,219 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,514 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,034 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,047 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown100 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit70 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,632 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,195 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds203 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds197 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds125 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist78 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other169 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded138 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,054 (61%)
  • Wet or damp5,115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice440 (3%)
  • Snow110 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep24 (0.2%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph221 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph7,197 (49%)
  • 40 mph2,038 (14%)
  • 50 mph436 (3%)
  • 60 mph3,022 (20%)
  • 70 mph1,846 (13%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,382 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway2,379 (16%)
  • Roundabout743 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road203 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Chorley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,775 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist2,449 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,339 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,507 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant814 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant320 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)211 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant128 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant115 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant107 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5542 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10933 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,293 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 204,320 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,760 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,787 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,986 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,240 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,376 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75900 (4.1%)
  • Over 75592 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,139 (60%)
  • Passenger6,316 (29%)
  • Pedestrian2,339 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,133 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,439 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,651 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,552 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes825 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach285 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle228 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car153 (0.6%)
  • Minibus82 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown36 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Chorley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chorley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chorley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had the 102nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
102nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
247thBroadland15,12021,7233563,793
248thBurnley15,05220,3191942,733
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208
250thChorley (this area)14,76521,7942773,154
251stFalkirk14,66319,1013064,084
252ndWorthing14,62917,8611212,518
253rdWest Lindsey14,61221,9975423,181

Accident hotspots in Chorley

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley, with 770 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley from 1979 to 2025: 2,127, including 47 fatal and 419 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62,1272,96947419
2ndA5819401,35917171
3rdM618421,47924157
4thB52518281,12216175
5thA497871,21520171
6thM67101,33028131
7thA67458791718136
8thB6228447616397
9thA67537464021111
10thA673323470878
11thB5250318453382
12thB5252266405354
13thB5256237341158
14thM65226402515
15thB5248168254134
16thB5247146243245
17thA5106132235748
18thA59108187729
19thB6229105136121
20thB52535379012

Towns in Chorley

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,148.

Postcode districts in Chorley

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley from 1979 to 2025: 7,375.

Latest crashes in Chorley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Chorley, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity