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Chorley road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2011, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (315), and casualties rose from 456.

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

Collisions in 2011
302
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
492
Up 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2011

3% of collisions in Chorley in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight23578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight41685%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 302, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March29 (9.6%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June29 (9.6%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August18 (6%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October23 (7.6%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (65%)
  • Wet or damp94 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph131 (43%)
  • 40 mph51 (17%)
  • 50 mph18 (6%)
  • 60 mph43 (14%)
  • 70 mph57 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (22%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (61%)
  • Passenger158 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (71%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2011.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2011

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2011, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2011

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2011: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6417018
2ndA581263303
3rdM6234715
4thM61224213
5thB5251162813
6thM65123011
7thA674101603
8thB622891303
9thA498914
10thA67571501
11thA6736802
12thB52524500
13thA51063502
14thB52483500
15thB52503510
16thB52563302
17thB52532701
18thB62272301
19thA591201
20thB52491100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2011

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 79.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2011

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2011: 147.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years