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Chorley road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1993, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1992 (394), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 1993
308
Down 22% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
454
Down 23% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Chorley in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight37382%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 308, down 22% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February28 (9.1%)
  • March37 (12%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November25 (8.1%)
  • December24 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (59%)
  • Wet or damp112 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (54%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (27%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (63%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (24%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (56%)
  • Passenger149 (33%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1993.

Collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1993: 54, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65474114
2ndA581253605
3rdB5251212404
4thA49203303
5thA674182703
6thM61152205
7thB6228142103
8thM6111504
9thA510671303
10thA67571001
11thA67361214
12thB52506801
13thB52475702
14thB524841010
15thB52524500
16thA592200
17thB52462200
18thB52492500
19thB52562300
20thB62292300

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1993

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 105.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1993

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1993: 165.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1993, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years