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Chorley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1989, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (357), and casualties rose from 489.

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

Collisions in 1989
404
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
561
Up 15% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Chorley in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight46883%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 404, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday46 (11%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April27 (6.7%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June39 (9.7%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September26 (6.4%)
  • October39 (9.7%)
  • November40 (9.9%)
  • December37 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (63%)
  • Wet or damp138 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (49%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph108 (27%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20135 (24%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (59%)
  • Passenger165 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (71%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Chorley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chorley ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1989.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1989: 74, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67486115
2ndA581283624
3rdA49243402
4thA674203214
5thB5251192217
6thM61193911
7thB6228182011
8thA675162101
9thM6152413
10thB5256111203
11thB525091304
12thA510661714
13thA6736800
14thB52526701
15thB52475601
16thB62295600
17thA594610
18thB52533401
19thB52462200
20thB52482200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1989

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 123.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1989

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1989: 194.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years