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Chorley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2024, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2023 (178), and casualties rose from 247.

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

Collisions in 2024
220
Up 24% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
330
Up 34% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Chorley in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5625%
  • Slight16173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26079%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 220, up 24% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July18 (8.2%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September14 (6.4%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November17 (7.7%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (66%)
  • Wet or damp72 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph80 (36%)
  • 40 mph42 (19%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph25 (11%)
  • 70 mph49 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (73%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (65%)
  • Passenger91 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chorley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had the 166th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2024

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Chorley, PR5 8HR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2024, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2024: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6294107
2ndM61264918
3rdM65152812
4thM6112101
5thA49101205
6thA5819903
7thB525191401
8thA6746604
9thA6756903
10thB52526902
11thB52504600
12thA6733601
13thB52483600
14thB62283300
15thB52472701
16thB62292201
17thA51061100
18thB52531201
19thB52561100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2024

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 54.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2024

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2024: 91.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years