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Pendle road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2013, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2012 (196), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2013
160
Down 18% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
235
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2013

None of the collisions in Pendle in 2013 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19985%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 160, down 18% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.9%)
  • February14 (8.8%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April13 (8.1%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June10 (6.3%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August9 (5.6%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October15 (9.4%)
  • November15 (9.4%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (66%)
  • Wet or damp48 (30%)
  • Snow6 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph110 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (10%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (81%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (60%)
  • Pedestrian41 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (54%)
  • Passenger66 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2013.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2013

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2013, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2013

The A56 and A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2013, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562333012
2ndA682233104
3rdA6068142502
4thM65112701
5thB63834402
6thB62493402
7thB62513301
8thB62472200
9thA591100
10thB62481301
11thB62521101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2013

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2013: 53.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2013

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2013: 86.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2013.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years