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Chorley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1980, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1979 (430), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 1980
348
Down 19% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
499
Down 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1980

4.3% of collisions in Chorley in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.3%
  • Serious8825%
  • Slight24570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight36774%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 348, down 19% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February36 (10%)
  • March19 (5.5%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July32 (9.2%)
  • August26 (7.5%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (58%)
  • Wet or damp120 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (46%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph132 (38%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20152 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (54%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (63%)
  • Motorcycle105 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Chorley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chorley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1980.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1980: 51, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65170412
2ndB5251344209
3rdB6228202418
4thA581182522
5thA674182313
6thM61172724
7thA49162103
8thA673152404
9thM6113604
10thA5106101613
11thB525091101
12thA6756903
13thB524861001
14thB52475703
15thA594601
16thB52494402
17thB52524401
18thA50832400
19thA5822201
20thB52462200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1980

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 97.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1980

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1980: 182.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years