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Chorley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1988, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (335), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 1988
357
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
489
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1988

3.1% of collisions in Chorley in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight27577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight38278%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 357, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February27 (7.6%)
  • March21 (5.9%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September25 (7%)
  • October35 (9.8%)
  • November24 (6.7%)
  • December35 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (59%)
  • Wet or damp142 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (53%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph99 (28%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (17%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (23%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (59%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1988.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1988: 63, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66379315
2ndA49264224
3rdB5251232614
4thB6228162304
5thA581152207
6thM6151904
7thA673131601
8thB5250111801
9thM61111911
10thA675101401
11thB525691004
12thA5971212
13thA67461011
14thB62295600
15thB52524601
16thB524731001
17thB52483400
18thB52533500
19thA51062200
20thA50831101

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1988

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 111.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1988

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1988: 185.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years