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Pendle road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1991, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1990 (298), and casualties rose from 356.

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

Collisions in 1991
309
Up 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
402
Up 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Pendle in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8120%
  • Slight31679%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 309, up 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March29 (9.4%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May20 (6.5%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August24 (7.8%)
  • September30 (9.7%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November19 (6.1%)
  • December22 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (59%)
  • Wet or damp115 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (85%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (91%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (46%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (8.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (10%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (47%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Pendle

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1991.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1991

The A56 and A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1991, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56467817
2ndA6824657111
3rdA60684160112
4thB625091002
5thB63838902
6thB62516602
7thB62494400
8thB62523401
9thA591200
10thB62471200
11thB62481100
12thM651200

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1991

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1991: 106.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1991

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1991: 167.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1991, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years