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Chorley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2010, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2009 (280), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 2010
315
Up 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
456
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Chorley in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39186%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 315, up 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August21 (6.7%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November31 (9.8%)
  • December14 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (62%)
  • Wet or damp95 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph172 (55%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (12%)
  • 70 mph46 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (66%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2010.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2010

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2010, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2010: 44, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6446408
2ndM61213903
3rdB5251172405
4thM65151901
5thA581131702
6thB5252122502
7thM6101312
8thA67591303
9thB622891201
10thA4971202
11thA67371100
12thA6747800
13thB52566701
14thB52484700
15thA593502
16thB52473701
17thA51062602
18thA60612400
19thB52492300
20thB52401100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2010

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 90.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2010

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2010: 157.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years