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Chorley road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2005, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2004 (369), and casualties rose from 562.

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

Collisions in 2005
407
Up 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
664
Up 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2005

2.5% of collisions in Chorley in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight55784%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 407, up 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.9%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March38 (9.3%)
  • April35 (8.6%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June39 (9.6%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September32 (7.9%)
  • October40 (9.8%)
  • November40 (9.8%)
  • December38 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (65%)
  • Wet or damp131 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph176 (43%)
  • 40 mph66 (16%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (20%)
  • 70 mph69 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 45113 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (63%)
  • Passenger196 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2005.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2005

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2005, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2005: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6426417
2ndM61336605
3rdA674254434
4thA581243904
5thM6243602
6thA675214627
7thB5251193405
8thA49141915
9thB5250142202
10thB5252111903
11thM6572000
12thB622861101
13thA6735801
14thM584600
15thA51063502
16thB52563402
17thA592300
18thB52472501
19thB52492300
20thB52612201

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2005

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 98.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2005

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2005: 191.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years