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Chorley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2007, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (343), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2007
323
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
525
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2007

2.2% of collisions in Chorley in 2007 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight43182%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 323, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April27 (8.4%)
  • May18 (5.6%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July43 (13%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (63%)
  • Wet or damp112 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (48%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph73 (23%)
  • 70 mph48 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20117 (22%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (63%)
  • Passenger155 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2007.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2007

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2007, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2007: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6345508
2ndM61325613
3rdA581244006
4thM6143021
5thA49132003
6thA674132102
7thA67592124
8thB622891601
9thB525281011
10thA67351102
11thB52485700
12thB52505801
13thA51064603
14thB62274502
15thB52513500
16thB52563400
17thA592300
18thA60612301
19thB52492301
20thM652500

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2007

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 85.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2007

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2007: 140.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years