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Chorley road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1986, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (335), and casualties rose from 425.

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

Collisions in 1986
358
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
497
Up 17% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Chorley in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious9426%
  • Slight25672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight37074%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 358, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October34 (9.5%)
  • November34 (9.5%)
  • December34 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (52%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph106 (30%)
  • 70 mph25 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (15%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (10%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 20126 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (60%)
  • Passenger138 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (67%)
  • Motorcycle77 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Chorley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1986.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1986: 64, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66489316
2ndB5251333419
3rdA49313906
4thA581294409
5thA674152215
6thB6228131403
7thM6133015
8thB5250121503
9thB5256111503
10thM61101815
11thB524871503
12thA67561703
13thB524761101
14thA6735511
15thA50833400
16thA5823300
17thB52533501
18thA592300
19thA51061100
20thB52521100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1986

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 66.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1986

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1986: 138.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years