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Chorley road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1994, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1993 (308), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1994
326
Up 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
491
Up 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1994

2.1% of collisions in Chorley in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight39681%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 326, up 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May30 (9.2%)
  • June24 (7.4%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August19 (5.8%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (56%)
  • Wet or damp135 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph84 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (64%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (19%)
  • 21 to 2585 (17%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (57%)
  • Passenger163 (33%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1994.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1994

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1994: 46, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64670111
2ndA581284325
3rdB5251253206
4thA49212605
5thA674122002
6thB6228111203
7thM6112410
8thB52489900
9thA67381112
10thB525081204
11thM6181312
12thB62297900
13thA6755700
14thB52475902
15thA51064801
16thB52523500
17thA591101
18thB52531200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1994

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 109.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1994

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1994: 200.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1994, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years