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Chorley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2006, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (407), and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 2006
343
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
584
Down 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Chorley in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight26978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight48984%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 343, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March23 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7.6%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June22 (6.4%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August31 (9%)
  • September32 (9.3%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (44%)
  • 40 mph62 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (17%)
  • 70 mph60 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (71%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4599 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (62%)
  • Passenger185 (32%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2006

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2006 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chorley

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chorley ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2006.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2006

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2006, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2006: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6446606
2ndM61417006
3rdA581233625
4thM6204005
5thA49163302
6thA674163102
7thB5251162505
8thA673112402
9thB6228102401
10thA67592105
11thB52525910
12thB52565701
13thB52504802
14thA593502
15thB52483300
16thB52533501
17thB62293501
18thB52472200
19thA51061100
20thA60061200

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2006

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 70.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2006

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2006: 147.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years