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Chorley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2017, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (257), and casualties fell from 385.

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

Collisions in 2017
228
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
330
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Chorley in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight28687%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 228, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.6%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March21 (9.2%)
  • April18 (7.9%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December15 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (67%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (7%)
  • 30 mph116 (51%)
  • 40 mph28 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (11%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (66%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (63%)
  • Passenger88 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2017.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2017

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2017, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2017: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6354415
2ndA581141701
3rdB5251142102
4thM61122501
5thA49111902
6thA67491001
7thM691801
8thM6571100
9thA6755901
10thB62285601
11thB524841102
12thA593801
13thA6733301
14thB52473300
15thB52503401
16thB52563300
17thB52522201
18thA51061301
19thB62291100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2017

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 72.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2017

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2017: 107.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years