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Pendle road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1980, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1979 (298), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 1980
369
Up 24% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
455
Up 22% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Pendle in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious11531%
  • Slight24767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight32471%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 369, up 24% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March33 (8.9%)
  • April31 (8.4%)
  • May44 (12%)
  • June25 (6.8%)
  • July24 (6.5%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October33 (8.9%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December35 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (56%)
  • Wet or damp157 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (3%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph37 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (36%)
  • Pedestrian127 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (24%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (51%)
  • Pedestrian127 (28%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (60%)
  • Motorcycle96 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1980.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1980

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1980: 91, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5691115030
2ndA6068273629
3rdA682232816
4thB6250182109
5thB6383111203
6thB625191202
7thB62476910
8thB62495512
9thB62524603
10thB62483300
11thA592301
12thB6831100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1980

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1980: 135.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1980

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1980: 189.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years