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Pendle road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2024, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2023, and casualties rose from 180.

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

Collisions in 2024
143
Level with 2023
Casualties in 2024
206
Up 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2024

2.1% of collisions in Pendle in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3524%
  • Slight10573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16580%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 143, level with 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (13%)
  • February8 (5.6%)
  • March12 (8.4%)
  • April13 (9.1%)
  • May11 (7.7%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July7 (4.9%)
  • August9 (6.3%)
  • September6 (4.2%)
  • October12 (8.4%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December14 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (64%)
  • Wet or damp47 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (12%)
  • 30 mph85 (59%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (14%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (66%)
  • Pedestrian43 (21%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (55%)
  • Passenger50 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (86%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pendle ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2024.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2024

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2024, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2024

The A682 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2024: 19, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682192622
2ndA6068152305
3rdA56121901
4thM6591101
5thB62484603
6thB62514401
7thB63832501
8thA60651100
9thB62491100
10thB62501100
11thB62521100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2024

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2024: 40.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2024

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2024: 67.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years