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Chorley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1979, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,765 collisions in Chorley.

Collisions in 1979
430
Casualties in 1979
601
Fatal collisions
16
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Chorley in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight30571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious12621%
  • Slight45976%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 430.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March30 (7%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July40 (9.3%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September39 (9.1%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (57%)
  • Wet or damp140 (33%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (52%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph110 (26%)
  • 70 mph51 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (19%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (29%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (55%)
  • Passenger185 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (61%)
  • Motorcycle119 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Chorley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chorley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1979.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1979: 59, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6598749
2ndA49244234
3rdB5251223015
4thB5250182205
5thA581172114
6thM6172412
7thM61111604
8thA675101832
9thB6228101503
10thA67481702
11thA6736701
12thB52525800
13thB52484402
14thB52564602
15thB62294701
16thB52533301
17thA51062301
18thA592301
19thB52472601
20thA50831100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1979

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 112.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1979

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1979: 230.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years