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Chorley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1981, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (348), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 1981
355
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
476
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1981

4.5% of collisions in Chorley in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.5%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight25472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious10221%
  • Slight35875%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 355, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday73 (21%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February14 (3.9%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April40 (11%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July23 (6.5%)
  • August34 (9.6%)
  • September32 (9%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (57%)
  • Wet or damp129 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (50%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph119 (34%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (56%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (62%)
  • Motorcycle115 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1981.

Collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1981: 65, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66584512
2ndA49325218
3rdA674203419
4thA581182613
5thB5251161905
6thM6131712
7thA675111512
8thB6228111302
9thM61101714
10thA6739901
11thB525681612
12thB52507812
13thB52485602
14thB52535501
15thB52524501
16thB62274400
17thB62294401
18thA5823301
19thA50832501
20thA51062201

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1981

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 93.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1981

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1981: 161.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years