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Chorley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1996, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (308), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 1996
325
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
484
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1996

0.3% of collisions in Chorley in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight40283%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 325, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.9%)
  • February27 (8.3%)
  • March27 (8.3%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August19 (5.8%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (55%)
  • Wet or damp130 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph193 (59%)
  • 40 mph36 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (20%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (70%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (21%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (57%)
  • Passenger154 (32%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1996.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1996: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6445309
2ndA581273805
3rdA49213615
4thA674183507
5thB5251162200
6thB6228142003
7thM61142205
8thA67391303
9thB525091202
10thM692102
11thA67581103
12thB525281601
13thA510671602
14thB52474804
15thB52484601
16thB52494600
17thA592400
18thB52561300
19thB62291100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1996

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 113.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1996

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1996: 194.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years