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Chorley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1997, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1996 (325), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1997
375
Up 15% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
598
Up 24% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Chorley in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7520%
  • Slight29579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight50184%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 375, up 15% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April37 (9.9%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August29 (7.7%)
  • September26 (6.9%)
  • October31 (8.3%)
  • November24 (6.4%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (58%)
  • Wet or damp154 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (51%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph60 (16%)
  • 70 mph66 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (69%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20101 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (58%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1997.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1997: 45, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64565011
2ndM6387015
3rdA581315205
4thM61275704
5thB5251253003
6thA674173213
7thB5250131611
8thB6228111203
9thA49102504
10thB524881001
11thB525281302
12thA6736701
13thB525661203
14thA6753601
15thB52472300
16thA51061101
17thB52461100
18thB52491100
19thB62271101
20thB62291100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1997

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 110.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1997

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1997: 217.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1997, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years