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Chorley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Chorley in 2025, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2024 (220), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 2025
189
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
300
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Chorley in 2025

2.6% of collisions in Chorley in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Chorley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious5630%
  • Slight12868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22575%

Chorley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 432 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 189, down 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday34 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June9 (4.8%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August15 (7.9%)
  • September11 (5.8%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (63%)
  • Wet or damp62 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (22%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph43 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (23%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chorley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (61%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (11%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7%)
  • 26 to 3540 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (56%)
  • Passenger95 (32%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (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 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chorley had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2025.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chorley in 2025

Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chorley in 2025, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chorley with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Chorley in 2025: 24, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chorley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6242817
2ndM61183204
3rdM6132222
4thM65132001
5thA5818912
6thB525184012
7thB622881104
8thA6746801
9thA67561202
10thB52525602
11thA494401
12thB52504603
13thA6732500
14thB52472400
15thB52562301
16thB62292300
17thA11200
18thA50831400
19thA591101
20thB62271100

Towns in Chorley: crashes in 2025

Chorley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 50.

Postcode districts in Chorley: crashes in 2025

PR7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chorley in 2025: 82.

Latest crashes in Chorley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Chorley in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Chorley road accidents in other years