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Chorley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2021, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (176), and casualties rose from 267.

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

Collisions in 2021
205
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
285
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2021

1% of collisions in Chorley in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6130%
  • Slight14269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7125%
  • Slight21274%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 205, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February11 (5.4%)
  • March15 (7.3%)
  • April15 (7.3%)
  • May20 (9.8%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (71%)
  • Wet or damp53 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph94 (46%)
  • 40 mph36 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph37 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (20%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (69%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3566 (23%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had the 171st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2021

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2021, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2021

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2021: 23, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6233208
2ndM61153206
3rdA581141602
4thM65132312
5thB5251121603
6thA673101103
7thB5252101602
8thM691711
9thA495503
10thA6745602
11thB62285601
12thA594502
13thB52504403
14thB52564502
15thA6753301
16thB62292202
17thA50831201
18thA51061101
19thB11100
20thB52481100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2021

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 47.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2021

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2021: 98.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years