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Pendle road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2004, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (311), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 2004
318
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
457
Up 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Pendle in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight39386%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 318, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June30 (9.4%)
  • July22 (6.9%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (58%)
  • Wet or damp128 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph235 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph42 (13%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (70%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (56%)
  • Passenger131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (81%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pendle ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2004.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2004

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2004, with 59 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2004

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2004: 49, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA564965112
2ndA60684269010
3rdA682335112
4thM65122101
5thB6383111402
6thB62477900
7thB625161500
8thB62504401
9thB62483401
10thB62493601
11thA591100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2004

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2004: 89.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2004

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2004: 143.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years