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Pendle road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2017, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 235.

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

Collisions in 2017
157
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
199
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Pendle in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight12076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16080%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 157, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 157
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February10 (6.4%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May15 (9.6%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August10 (6.4%)
  • September11 (7%)
  • October10 (6.4%)
  • November10 (6.4%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (61%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (16%)
  • 30 mph104 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (75%)
  • Roundabout19 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (60%)
  • Pedestrian42 (21%)
  • Cyclist18 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2527 (14%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (59%)
  • Pedestrian42 (21%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2017.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2017

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2017, with 45 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2017

The A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2017: 27, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682273209
2ndA56182104
3rdA606891011
4thM6591501
5thB62503401
6thB62492200
7thB63832300
8thA6831100
9thB60681201
10thB62471100
11thB62511100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2017

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2017: 59.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2017

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2017: 87.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2017.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years