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Pendle road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1986, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (286), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 1986
295
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
360
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1986

2% of collisions in Pendle in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight22777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight28278%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 295, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday64 (22%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March17 (5.8%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May29 (9.8%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July13 (4.4%)
  • August25 (8.5%)
  • September20 (6.8%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (54%)
  • Wet or damp122 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (82%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (43%)
  • Pedestrian119 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (44%)
  • Pedestrian119 (33%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Pendle

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1986.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1986

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1986: 70, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567083113
2ndA682303223
3rdA6068172303
4thB6250151906
5thB6383142113
6thB625191203
7thB62476901
8thB62484401
9thM654401
10thB62523300
11thB62492200
12thA591401

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1986

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1986: 62.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1986

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1986: 102.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1986.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years