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Chorley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2000, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1999 (349), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 2000
293
Down 16% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
419
Down 22% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2000

1% of collisions in Chorley in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight24082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight36086%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 293, down 16% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.2%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March13 (4.4%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July18 (6.1%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September28 (9.6%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (49%)
  • Wet or damp142 (48%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (56%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph59 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (64%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (17%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3587 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (63%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2000.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2000: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6466917
2ndA581192401
3rdA675183527
4thB5251181904
5thA674131402
6thM6121701
7thA49111701
8thB5256101201
9thA67371202
10thB524761102
11thB62285600
12thB524841001
13thB52504501
14thB52524501
15thM614501
16thA51063401
17thB52532300
18thB62292400
19thA591100
20thA60611100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2000

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 92.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2000

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2000: 134.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years