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Chorley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1987, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (358), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 1987
335
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
466
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Chorley in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight25075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight36478%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 335, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (19%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March19 (5.7%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June29 (8.7%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October30 (9%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (58%)
  • Wet or damp135 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph171 (51%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph102 (30%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (55%)
  • Passenger159 (34%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (68%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1987.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1987: 63, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66374012
2ndA49284316
3rdB5251182411
4thM6182904
5thA581162303
6thA674142602
7thB5256141706
8thB6228111304
9thA67391110
10thB52508902
11thM618901
12thB524871002
13thA5962113
14thA51064902
15thB52493301
16thB52523400
17thB62293300
18thA6752401
19thB52462301
20thB52532301

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1987

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 86.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1987

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1987: 185.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years