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Pendle road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2003, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (309), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2003
311
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
434
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2003

1% of collisions in Pendle in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight37286%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 311, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February23 (7.4%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November22 (7.1%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (76%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (12%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (65%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (11%)
  • 16 to 2069 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (10%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (54%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pendle

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pendle ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2003.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2003

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2003, with 61 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2003

The A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2003: 50, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6825063011
2ndA6068365208
3rdA56344707
4thM65172601
5thB6251122101
6thB6383101601
7thB625061312
8thB62474600
9thB62492400
10thA6831100
11thB62481100
12thB62521101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2003

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2003: 89.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2003

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2003: 149.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years