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Pendle road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1979, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,676 collisions in Pendle.

Collisions in 1979
298
Casualties in 1979
372
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1979

2% of collisions in Pendle in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7927%
  • Slight21371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8322%
  • Slight28376%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 298.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (10%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February14 (4.7%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April17 (5.7%)
  • May36 (12%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October29 (9.7%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (51%)
  • Wet or damp123 (41%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.7%)
  • Snow9 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (85%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (37%)
  • Pedestrian118 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (18%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (46%)
  • Pedestrian118 (32%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (64%)
  • Motorcycle77 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Pendle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1979.

Collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1979

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1979: 76, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567689320
2ndA682151807
3rdB6250141503
4thA60689913
5thB625191003
6thB62474601
7thB63834401
8thB62483300
9thB62492301
10thB62522300

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1979

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1979: 117.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1979

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1979: 165.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1979, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years