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Chorley road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1991, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (432), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 1991
401
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
577
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Chorley in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight31879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight47883%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 401, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (9.7%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February22 (5.5%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April38 (9.5%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December16 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (59%)
  • Wet or damp148 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph194 (48%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph124 (31%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (63%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20151 (26%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (53%)
  • Passenger195 (34%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1991.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1991: 67, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66789111
2ndA581395316
3rdA49324306
4thB5251243104
5thA674162012
6thB5250162405
7thM6152808
8thB6228131704
9thA675112121
10thM61101303
11thB525681201
12thA510671411
13thA67371011
14thB52525901
15thB52533600
16thA592401
17thA60612300
18thB52482200
19thB52471200
20thB62271100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1991

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 125.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1991

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1991: 227.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years