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Pendle road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1985, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (271), and casualties rose from 329.

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

Collisions in 1985
286
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
352
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Pendle in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight21977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27378%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 286, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday57 (20%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.2%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March16 (5.6%)
  • April23 (8%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July22 (7.7%)
  • August26 (9.1%)
  • September26 (9.1%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November26 (9.1%)
  • December24 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (59%)
  • Wet or damp110 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (90%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (40%)
  • Pedestrian113 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (11%)
  • 6 to 1033 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (19%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (47%)
  • Pedestrian113 (32%)
  • Passenger75 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (70%)
  • Motorcycle61 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1985.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1985

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1985: 64, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA566478011
2ndA6824458114
3rdA6068233518
4thB6250141405
5thB62473301
6thB62493302
7thB62522200
8thB62481100
9thB63831100
10thM651101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1985

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1985: 111.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1985

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1985: 166.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years