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Chorley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2001, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2000 (293), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 2001
343
Up 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
501
Up 20% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Chorley in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7622%
  • Slight26377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight40881%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 343, up 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March22 (6.4%)
  • April25 (7.3%)
  • May32 (9.3%)
  • June32 (9.3%)
  • July32 (9.3%)
  • August24 (7%)
  • September34 (9.9%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November32 (9.3%)
  • December34 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (58%)
  • Wet or damp124 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (45%)
  • 40 mph71 (21%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (67%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (63%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chorley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chorley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2001.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2001

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2001, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2001: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6516608
2ndA581325016
3rdM6234103
4thB5251223102
5thM61213715
6thA49111502
7thA674112014
8thB5250111605
9thA67591110
10thB622881002
11thB525271001
12thB525671102
13thB52476802
14thB52484502
15thA51063701
16thA6733502
17thB62292300
18thM652200
19thA591200
20thB52531300

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2001

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 82.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2001

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2001: 169.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2001, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years