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Chorley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2014, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2013 (295), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2014
279
Down 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
425
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Chorley in 2014 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5821%
  • Slight21577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight35483%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 279, down 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February23 (8.2%)
  • March23 (8.2%)
  • April24 (8.6%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September17 (6.1%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December27 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (69%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph122 (44%)
  • 40 mph50 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (15%)
  • 70 mph39 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (19%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (67%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (70%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2014.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2014

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2014, with 32 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2014: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6407116
2ndM6173301
3rdA581152104
4thM61121612
5thB5252112111
6thB5251101305
7thM65101700
8thA67591204
9thA67471403
10thB52507801
11thB62287701
12thA6735702
13thB52564401
14thA493701
15thA51062210
16thA592500
17thB52462201
18thB52482200
19thA60611100
20thB52471400

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2014

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 83.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2014

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2014: 140.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years