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Pendle road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Pendle in 2025, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (143), and casualties fell from 206.

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

Collisions in 2025
134
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
183
Down 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Pendle in 2025

2.2% of collisions in Pendle in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Pendle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious3828%
  • Slight9369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13674%

Pendle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 369 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 134, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 134
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (19%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (9%)
  • Thursday28 (21%)
  • Friday15 (11%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9%)
  • February14 (10%)
  • March11 (8.2%)
  • April10 (7.5%)
  • May7 (5.2%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August3 (2.2%)
  • September8 (6%)
  • October13 (9.7%)
  • November21 (16%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (72%)
  • Wet or damp35 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (11%)
  • 30 mph78 (58%)
  • 40 mph4 (3%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (11%)
  • 70 mph12 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pendle in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (68%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (13%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.5%)
  • Over 755 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (62%)
  • Passenger40 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pendle in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pendle had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2025.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pendle in 2025

Bradley, Pendle, BB9 9SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pendle in 2025, with 25 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Pendle with the most crashes in 2025

The A56 had the most collisions in Pendle in 2025: 18, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pendle, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561823010
2ndA6068162112
3rdA682132013
4thM65111901
5thB62516902
6thB62523502
7thB63833400
8thB62472301
9thA591101
10thA6751100
11thB62491100

Towns in Pendle: crashes in 2025

Nelson, Pendle had the most collisions of any town in Pendle in 2025: 38.

Postcode districts in Pendle: crashes in 2025

BB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pendle in 2025: 64.

Latest crashes in Pendle in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Pendle in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Pendle road accidents in other years