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Pendle road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2009, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2008 (270), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2009
192
Down 29% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
282
Down 28% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2009

3.1% of collisions in Pendle in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight16083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24185%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 192, down 29% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (20%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (13%)
  • February16 (8.3%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June19 (9.9%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September16 (8.3%)
  • October17 (8.9%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December11 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (57%)
  • Wet or damp73 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph143 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (14%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (71%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (56%)
  • Passenger82 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (85%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2009.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2009

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2009, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2009

The A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2009: 29, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682294124
2ndA56243111
3rdA6068203510
4thB638371112
5thB625161302
6thM6561001
7thA593301
8thB62483300
9thB62472400
10thB62502202
11thM551100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2009

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2009

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2009: 95.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years