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Chorley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1984, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (362), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 1984
337
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
454
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Chorley in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight25074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight35879%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 337, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.5%)
  • February17 (5%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July23 (6.8%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October23 (6.8%)
  • November30 (8.9%)
  • December33 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (63%)
  • Wet or damp113 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (58%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (18%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (28%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (57%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (63%)
  • Motorcycle84 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1984.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1984: 69, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66992215
2ndA49253819
3rdB5251253107
4thA581232817
5thM61101803
6thB622891303
7thA67481111
8thA6737801
9thB52507902
10thM671701
11thA51064410
12thA6754712
13thB52524601
14thB52483500
15thB52563300
16thA592302
17thB52472300
18thB62292200
19thB52461101
20thB52491100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1984

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 122.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1984

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1984: 214.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years