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Chorley road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2013, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (277), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 2013
295
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
426
Up 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Chorley in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight23178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35684%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 295, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.2%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March28 (9.5%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May26 (8.8%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September15 (5.1%)
  • October20 (6.8%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (70%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph142 (48%)
  • 40 mph56 (19%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (12%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (14%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (63%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (70%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2013.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2013

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2013, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2013: 30, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6303717
2ndA581213102
3rdB5251162303
4thM6164214
5thA674131501
6thM61112105
7thB6228101602
8thM65101000
9thA4991201
10thB52528901
11thA6756901
12thB52506701
13thA6735701
14thB52474502
15thB52484600
16thA51063302
17thA60613501
18thA592300
19thB52532201
20thB52561100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2013

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 91.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2013

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2013: 144.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years