Skip to main content
CrashStats

Chorley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 1999, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (337), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1999
349
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
540
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Chorley in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight45785%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 349, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March33 (9.5%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August16 (4.6%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October22 (6.3%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December30 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (56%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (46%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (22%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (24%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (60%)
  • Passenger170 (31%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1999.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 1999: 57, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6578318
2ndM6265115
3rdA674223602
4thA581213203
5thB5251213013
6thA49192504
7thM61173702
8thB525691801
9thB525081101
10thA6757902
11thB622871301
12thA67361112
13thB52526802
14thM585600
15thA5941001
16thB52484802
17thA51063300
18thB52473410
19thB52542200
20thM652200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 1999

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 85.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 1999

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 1999: 164.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1999.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years