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Pendle road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2012, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (199), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2012
196
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
264
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2012

1% of collisions in Pendle in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22284%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 196, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.6%)
  • February17 (8.7%)
  • March17 (8.7%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July15 (7.7%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November17 (8.7%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (58%)
  • Wet or damp78 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph145 (74%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph17 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.1%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (64%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (59%)
  • Passenger61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (80%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2012.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2012

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2012, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2012

The A56 and A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2012, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56212607
2ndA682213413
3rdA6068193202
4thM65142502
5thB62515501
6thB62503401
7thB63833301
8thB62492201
9thB62521100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2012

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2012: 71.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2012

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2012: 105.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years