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Pendle road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2008, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (263), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 2008
270
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
393
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Pendle in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight22985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight35089%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 270, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday53 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.6%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July23 (8.5%)
  • August19 (7%)
  • September24 (8.9%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (56%)
  • Wet or damp107 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph212 (79%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (7%)
  • 60 mph26 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (81%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (65%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (56%)
  • Passenger114 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pendle ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2008.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2008

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2008, with 68 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2008

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2008: 51, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56516806
2ndA682426403
3rdA6068396315
4thM65101703
5thB62513400
6thB63833710
7thB62492801
8thB62522300
9thA591101
10thB62471100
11thB62501101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2008

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2008: 101.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2008

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2008: 162.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Pendle road accidents in other years