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Chorley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2016, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (241), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2016
257
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
385
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2016

1.9% of collisions in Chorley in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32584%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 257, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7%)
  • February24 (9.3%)
  • March30 (12%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June12 (4.7%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August14 (5.4%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November22 (8.6%)
  • December11 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph102 (40%)
  • 40 mph36 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (11%)
  • 70 mph55 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (24%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (64%)
  • Passenger108 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2016.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2016

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2016, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2016

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2016: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6295415
2ndM61243522
3rdM65162700
4thM6152611
5thA49132503
6thA581111502
7thB525191602
8thB622881101
9thA67571203
10thA67451402
11thB52525600
12thA593400
13thA6733300
14thB52563401
15thB62293302
16thB52482200
17thB52492600
18thB52502200
19thB52532201
20thA51061101

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2016

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 66.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2016

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2016: 106.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years