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Chorley road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2020, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (212), and casualties fell from 319.

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

Collisions in 2020
176
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
267
Down 16% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2020

1.1% of collisions in Chorley in 2020 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious6235%
  • Slight11264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7026%
  • Slight19573%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 176, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.8%)
  • February25 (14%)
  • March16 (9.1%)
  • April5 (2.8%)
  • May13 (7.4%)
  • June16 (9.1%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December14 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (69%)
  • Wet or damp47 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph84 (48%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (21%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (71%)
  • Cyclist24 (9%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (64%)
  • Passenger76 (28%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2020.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2020

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2020, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2020

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2020: 22, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62228010
2ndM61193718
3rdB5251101404
4thM692904
5thB622881801
6thA5816904
7thA6736704
8thA494500
9thA6744401
10thB52484600
11thA6753302
12thB52503300
13thB52523300
14thB52563602
15thB62293501
16thA11100
17thA591101
18thB11100
19thB52461101
20thB52471101

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2020

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 54.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2020

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2020: 73.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2020, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years