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Chorley road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1992, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (401), and casualties rose from 577.

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

Collisions in 1992
394
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
589
Up 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1992

2.5% of collisions in Chorley in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight32282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight49784%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 394, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (9.4%)
  • Thursday75 (19%)
  • Friday53 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February36 (9.1%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April37 (9.4%)
  • May36 (9.1%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August24 (6.1%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November30 (7.6%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (50%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph96 (24%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (66%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (22%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (57%)
  • Passenger191 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Chorley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Chorley ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1992.

Collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1992: 55, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6557131
2ndA581365808
3rdA49254115
4thM6234531
5thB5251223511
6thM61213005
7thB6228172502
8thA674131814
9thB5256132303
10thA675122006
11thB525091401
12thB524761403
13thB525261001
14thB62295501
15thA6734601
16thA593901
17thB52462201
18thB52482302
19thA51061100
20thA60611300

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1992

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 113.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1992

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1992: 193.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1992, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years