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Pendle road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2015, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (182), and casualties fell from 268.

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

Collisions in 2015
172
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
262
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Pendle in 2015 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4426%
  • Slight12774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight21181%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 172, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (19%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.3%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February15 (8.7%)
  • March10 (5.8%)
  • April14 (8.1%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June15 (8.7%)
  • July17 (9.9%)
  • August16 (9.3%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November12 (7%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (66%)
  • Wet or damp55 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (14%)
  • 30 mph111 (65%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (83%)
  • Roundabout12 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (61%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (28%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.1%)
  • Over 7514 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (51%)
  • Passenger86 (33%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2015.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2015

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2015, with 34 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2015

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2015: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56213204
2ndA682193602
3rdA6068132302
4thM657900
5thB63833501
6thA591100
7thB62471101
8thB62481101
9thB62491300

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2015

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2015: 59.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2015

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2015.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years