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Chorley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2018, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2017 (228), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 2018
241
Up 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
361
Up 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Chorley in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight19681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight31387%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 241, up 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February15 (6.2%)
  • March29 (12%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May32 (13%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November16 (6.6%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (76%)
  • Wet or damp51 (21%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph98 (41%)
  • 40 mph46 (19%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph52 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (24%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (63%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.6%)
  • Over 7518 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (61%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2018.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2018

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2018, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6354816
2ndM61263201
3rdM65152400
4thM6132000
5thA581121603
6thA49101902
7thB52518801
8thA67471102
9thA67571512
10thB52476602
11thB622861002
12thB52525601
13thA6733400
14thB52502500
15thB52461100
16thB52491200
17thB5251100
18thB62291101

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2018

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 63.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2018

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2018: 98.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years