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Chorley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1982, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (355), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 1982
376
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
520
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Chorley in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious10428%
  • Slight26370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious13125%
  • Slight37672%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 376, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday50 (13%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.5%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March29 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8.2%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June34 (9%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (58%)
  • Wet or damp139 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (52%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (36%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20168 (32%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (57%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (63%)
  • Motorcycle112 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1982.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1982: 52, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6526625
2ndA493647111
3rdB5251192914
4thA581182602
5thA674162004
6thB6228121304
7thM61111602
8thA673102614
9thA675101614
10thM691404
11thA5961023
12thB52506902
13thB52566902
14thB52485902
15thB52474803
16thB52523401
17thB52533401
18thA50832200
19thB62292200
20thA51061100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1982

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 105.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1982

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1982: 188.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years