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Pendle road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2018, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2017 (157), and casualties rose from 199.

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

Collisions in 2018
202
Up 29% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
275
Up 38% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Pendle in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight23184%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 202, up 29% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.9%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April18 (8.9%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June19 (9.4%)
  • July12 (5.9%)
  • August18 (8.9%)
  • September12 (5.9%)
  • October18 (8.9%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (70%)
  • Wet or damp55 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph145 (72%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (72%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (65%)
  • Pedestrian57 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 7519 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (55%)
  • Passenger67 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (82%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2018.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2018

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2018, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2018

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2018: 28, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56284014
2ndA682263016
3rdA6068223203
4thM6581602
5thB62514401
6thB63833400
7thB62472200
8thB62482200
9thB62492200
10thB62502201
11thA3821100
12thA591101

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2018

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2018: 65.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2018

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2018: 102.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years