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Chorley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1983, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (376), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1983
362
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
476
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Chorley in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight26874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37679%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 362, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (10%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March35 (9.7%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May35 (9.7%)
  • June43 (12%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August32 (8.8%)
  • September22 (6.1%)
  • October25 (6.9%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (64%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (30%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (18%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (30%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (56%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (62%)
  • Motorcycle106 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1983.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1983: 49, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64964110
2ndA49293906
3rdB5251232727
4thB6228222407
5thA581202907
6thA674141805
7thB5256111802
8thA673101011
9thM61101604
10thB525081502
11thM681401
12thB524871102
13thA51066911
14thA6755600
15thB52475511
16thB62275600
17thA593400
18thB52523302
19thB52462410
20thB62292301

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1983

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 120.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1983

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1983: 186.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years