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Chorley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2012, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (302), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 2012
277
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
410
Down 17% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Chorley in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight22682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight35687%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 277, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June23 (8.3%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September25 (9%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November26 (9.4%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (58%)
  • Wet or damp109 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph128 (46%)
  • 40 mph50 (18%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2012.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2012

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2012, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2012: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6263904
2ndB5251192613
3rdM65162800
4thM61152703
5thB5252133304
6thM6132002
7thA49121502
8thA581111610
9thA67491703
10thB622881404
11thA6736903
12thA6756801
13thB525661000
14thB52474500
15thB52504400
16thA51063510
17thB52483300
18thA60612201
19thA591100
20thB52461100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2012

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 83.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2012

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2012: 130.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2012, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2012.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years