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Pendle road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 1999, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1998 (298), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 1999
261
Down 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
374
Down 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Pendle in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32186%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 261, down 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday55 (21%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March19 (7.3%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June25 (9.6%)
  • July25 (9.6%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September18 (6.9%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December7 (2.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (61%)
  • Wet or damp98 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (75%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (8%)
  • 60 mph32 (12%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (62%)
  • Pedestrian79 (21%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (48%)
  • Passenger115 (31%)
  • Pedestrian79 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pendle ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1999.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 1999

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 1999: 47, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56476629
2ndA6068457801
3rdA682354106
4thM6581600
5thB62516700
6thB63835600
7thB62472201
8thA591401
9thB62491110
10thB62501100
11thB62521100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 1999

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 1999: 70.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 1999

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 1999: 110.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years