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Chorley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1990, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1989 (404), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1990
432
Up 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
641
Up 14% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Chorley in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight33878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9815%
  • Slight53383%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 432, up 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday58 (13%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February25 (5.8%)
  • March21 (4.9%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September33 (7.6%)
  • October42 (9.7%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December23 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (61%)
  • Wet or damp156 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (54%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph99 (23%)
  • 70 mph44 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (61%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20152 (24%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (56%)
  • Passenger197 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1990.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1990: 75, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA675104016
2ndB5251304233
3rdA581253203
4thM6245505
5thM61203102
6thA49193521
7thA674172924
8thB6228132002
9thA673121303
10thA675101716
11thB525081302
12thB52527702
13thB525671002
14thA5961102
15thB52476601
16thB62296702
17thB52533300
18thB52482200
19thB52492401
20thB62272200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1990

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 136.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1990

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1990: 229.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years