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Chorley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2008, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2007 (323), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 2008
344
Up 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
544
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Chorley in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight47086%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 344, up 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.8%)
  • February33 (9.6%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April31 (9%)
  • May22 (6.4%)
  • June22 (6.4%)
  • July24 (7%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September29 (8.4%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November28 (8.1%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (56%)
  • Wet or damp131 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (47%)
  • 40 mph59 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph69 (20%)
  • 70 mph43 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (19%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (63%)
  • Passenger163 (30%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2008.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2008

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2008, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2008: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6548009
2ndM61234721
3rdA581213902
4thA673132306
5thB5251131402
6thA49122614
7thM6112314
8thA67491702
9thB525291801
10thM6591200
11thA67581000
12thB524881200
13thB622881300
14thA51064703
15thB52564501
16thB52473500
17thB52503601
18thB62293300
19thA592200
20thA60611100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2008

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 89.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2008

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2008: 168.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years