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Pendle road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2023, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2022 (117), and casualties rose from 174.

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

Collisions in 2023
143
Up 22% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
180
Up 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2023

0.7% of collisions in Pendle in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14681%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 143, up 22% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 143
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February8 (5.6%)
  • March7 (4.9%)
  • April9 (6.3%)
  • May14 (9.8%)
  • June19 (13%)
  • July14 (9.8%)
  • August9 (6.3%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October7 (4.9%)
  • November13 (9.1%)
  • December13 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (6.3%)
  • Other10 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (67%)
  • Wet or damp45 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (13%)
  • 30 mph91 (64%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (62%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 259 (5%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (21%)
  • 46 to 5518 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (17%)
  • 66 to 759 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (61%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)
  • Passenger33 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2023.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2023

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2023, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2023

The A56 and A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2023, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56212406
2ndA682212803
3rdA6068151906
4thM65111802
5thB62484400
6thB62512202
7thB62521100
8thB63831100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2023

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2023: 41.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2023

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2023: 79.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years