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Chorley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2002, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2001 (343), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2002
376
Up 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
572
Up 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2002

1.3% of collisions in Chorley in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7420%
  • Slight29779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight48084%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 376, up 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (19%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.5%)
  • February42 (11%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May27 (7.2%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August20 (5.3%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November21 (5.6%)
  • December36 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (59%)
  • Wet or damp141 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph186 (49%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph74 (20%)
  • 70 mph46 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20118 (21%)
  • 21 to 2560 (10%)
  • 26 to 35123 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2002.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2002

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2002, with 40 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2002

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2002: 57, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65787014
2ndB5251232603
3rdA49203503
4thA674202703
5thM6202911
6thA581192903
7thA675183606
8thM61183414
9thB5250111603
10thM6581600
11thB524771202
12thA6736900
13thA595810
14thB62285601
15thB52524400
16thA51062502
17thA60612300
18thB52482400
19thB52542500
20thB52562300

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2002

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 108.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2002

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2002: 191.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2002, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years