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Chorley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2004, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2003 (321), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 2004
369
Up 15% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
562
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Chorley in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight29379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight47484%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 369, up 15% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.4%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April28 (7.6%)
  • May29 (7.9%)
  • June43 (12%)
  • July24 (6.5%)
  • August29 (7.9%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November23 (6.2%)
  • December32 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (60%)
  • Wet or damp134 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (46%)
  • 40 mph65 (18%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (16%)
  • 70 mph59 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (7%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (65%)
  • Passenger159 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chorley ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2004.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2004

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2004, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2004: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6404906
2ndM61335703
3rdA581243105
4thA49213904
5thA674193102
6thB5251192207
7thA675152112
8thA673142003
9thM6143114
10thM65122601
11thB62286701
12thB525051703
13thB52525600
14thB52464502
15thB52564601
16thA51063701
17thB52473501
18thB62293301
19thB52482300
20thA50831100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2004

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 93.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2004

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2004: 167.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years