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Pendle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,676 road traffic collisions in Pendle from 1979 to 2025, and 15,796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 174 were fatal and 2,430 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 134 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (143), and casualties fell from 206 to 183.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,676
45th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15,796
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
174
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
134
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Pendle

1.5% of collisions in Pendle from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1741.5%
  • Serious2,43021%
  • Slight9,07278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1871.2%
  • Serious2,74117%
  • Slight12,86881%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. In 2025 there were 134, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 134
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134183
2024143206
2023143180
2022117174
2021137181
2020126176
2019149183
2018202275
2017157199
2016180235
2015172262
2014182268
2013160235
2012196264
2011199295
2010203311
2009192282
2008270393
2007263368
2006273418
2005349504
2004318457
2003311434
2002309440
2001323449
2000251363
1999261374
1998298432
1997317431
1996269371
1995298428
1994266381
1993279382
1992294381
1991309402
1990298356
1989294374
1988278345
1987257320
1986295360
1985286352
1984271329
1983298369
1982338425
1981344422
1980369455
1979298372

When and where crashes happen in Pendle

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,597 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,623 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,682 (14%)
  • Thursday1,811 (16%)
  • Friday2,012 (17%)
  • Saturday1,599 (14%)
  • Sunday1,352 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59392 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59139 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,174 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,399 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,197 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,270 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,081 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,024 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January910 (7.8%)
  • February860 (7.4%)
  • March931 (8%)
  • April958 (8.2%)
  • May1,035 (8.9%)
  • June1,005 (8.6%)
  • July900 (7.7%)
  • August997 (8.5%)
  • September958 (8.2%)
  • October1,102 (9.4%)
  • November1,029 (8.8%)
  • December991 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,509 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,565 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting495 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,184 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,696 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds223 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds139 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds120 (1%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other101 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded151 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,877 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,445 (38%)
  • Frost or ice214 (1.8%)
  • Snow111 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph279 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph9,126 (78%)
  • 40 mph192 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph520 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1,209 (10%)
  • 70 mph341 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,131 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway704 (6%)
  • Roundabout486 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road292 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Pendle

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,938 (57%)
  • Pedestrian3,481 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,317 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist987 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant394 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant275 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant188 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant68 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5768 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 101,176 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 151,154 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 202,547 (16%)
  • 21 to 251,913 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,600 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,913 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,434 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65929 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75668 (4.2%)
  • Over 75614 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,219 (52%)
  • Passenger4,096 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,481 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,971 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,391 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,072 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,013 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes350 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach320 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car248 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle138 (0.7%)
  • Minibus64 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle32 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Pendle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pendle

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pendle ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had the 45th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
45th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
304thFylde11,91617,4562482,550
305thBolsover11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle (this area)11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point11,45414,7201201,931

Accident hotspots in Pendle

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle, with 1,092 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle from 1979 to 2025: 2,039, including 40 fatal and 416 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562,0392,68040416
2ndA6821,4621,98329266
3rdA60681,2861,94028259
4thM65334551255
5thB6251259353156
6thB6250237295657
7thB6383235326646
8thB6247123194230
9thB6249109145229
10thB625292122222
11thB624885106017
12thA595495421
13thA655801
14thA6715601
15thA6833410
16thA6752200
17thA11100
18thA231100
19thA3821100
20thA4821100

Towns in Pendle

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle from 1979 to 2025: 3,886.

Postcode districts in Pendle

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle from 1979 to 2025: 5,987.

Latest crashes in Pendle

Of the latest 24 crashes in Pendle, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity