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Pendle road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2005, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2004 (318), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 2005
349
Up 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
504
Up 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2005

0.3% of collisions in Pendle in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44789%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 349, up 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February27 (7.7%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November29 (8.3%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp129 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph275 (79%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (66%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (58%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2005.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2005

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2005, with 64 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2005

The A56 and A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2005, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56456006
2ndA682456309
3rdA6068365105
4thM65131902
5thB6251121703
6thB6383101702
7thB62474500
8thB62504600
9thB62524500
10thA593500
11thB62493400
12thB62482300

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2005

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2005: 111.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2005

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2005: 169.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years