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Pendle road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2016, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (172), and casualties fell from 262.

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

Collisions in 2016
180
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
235
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Pendle in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight18378%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 180
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.2%)
  • February8 (4.4%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April14 (7.8%)
  • May16 (8.9%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August17 (9.4%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October13 (7.2%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (66%)
  • Wet or damp55 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (17%)
  • 30 mph114 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (56%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (16%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (54%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2016.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2016

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2016, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2016

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2016: 31, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56313629
2ndA6068223105
3rdA682223006
4thM65101502
5thA592401
6thB62492401
7thB62512200
8thB62522200
9thA231100
10thB62481101
11thB62501100
12thB63831200

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2016

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2016: 59.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2016

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2016: 100.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years