Earby & Coates, Pendle, BB18 6PZ area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Earby & Coates, Pendle, BB18 6PZ area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Earby & Coates ward, Pendle, from 2001 to 2025, with 121 casualties. Of those collisions, 27 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 90; 8,695th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 121; 1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions: 0; No one killed
Collisions in 2025: 1; 1 in 2024

Crash severity at the BB18 6PZ hotspot

27 of the 90 collisions here (30%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal00%
Serious2730%
Slight6370%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 0
Seriously injured: 27
Slightly injured: 94
All casualties: 121

Accidents by year at the BB18 6PZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2005, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BB18 6PZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 1
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	1	2
2024	1	1
2023	0	0
2022	1	2
2021	2	2
2020	3	4
2019	2	2
2018	5	7
2017	1	2
2016	5	6
2015	4	6
2014	1	1
2013	6	7
2012	4	5
2011	2	3
2010	3	7
2009	4	5
2008	1	2
2007	7	9
2006	7	9
2005	9	11
2004	8	9
2003	5	7
2002	3	3
2001	5	9

Map of crashes at the BB18 6PZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BB18 6PZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Earby & Coates, Pendle, BB18 6PZ area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BB18 6PZ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Earby & Coates
Council area: Pendle
Nearest postcode to the centre: BB18 6PZ
Postcode district: BB18
Centre (latitude, longitude): 53.9167, -2.14494
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 24 of 25
Latest collision: 3 September 2025
Rank by collisions: 8,695th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BB18 6PZ hotspot

43 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were on the A56.

Collisions at the BB18 6PZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A56	43	66	0	13

Towns near the BB18 6PZ hotspot

71 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Earby.

Accident hotspots near BB18 6PZ

3 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Earby & Coates, Pendle, BB18 6TX area, 2.5 km away, with 71 collisions.

All 90 crashes at the BB18 6PZ hotspot

Newest first, from 10 February 2001 to 3 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Serious3 Sep 2025, 23:15
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 3 Sep 2025, 23:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025041637095
Slight25 May 2024, 11:10
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 25 May 2024, 11:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041448304
Slight14 Aug 2022, 14:40
Jaguar XJ Series crash on the A56 in Pendle, 14 Aug 2022, 14:40
- Jaguar XJ Series and Chrysler Ypsilon
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022041209074
Slight27 May 2021, 22:44
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 27 May 2021, 22:44
- Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 307
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041049864
Slight23 Mar 2021, 13:40
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A56 in Pendle, 23 Mar 2021, 13:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021041038644
Serious9 Nov 2020, 13:15
BMW 3 Series crash on the A56 in Pendle, 9 Nov 2020, 13:15
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040999588
Slight15 Aug 2020, 15:59
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A56 in Pendle, 15 Aug 2020, 15:59
- Vauxhall Mokka and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020040972796
Serious12 Feb 2020, 20:00
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 12 Feb 2020, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040930464
Slight19 Sep 2019, 17:27
Car crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 19 Sep 2019, 17:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040879449
Serious28 Jun 2019, 17:15
Kia Sportage crash on the A56 in Pendle, 28 Jun 2019, 17:15
- Kia Sportage and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040857002
Slight7 Dec 2018, 13:35
Car crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 7 Dec 2018, 13:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EG18281
Serious23 Oct 2018, 14:05
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 23 Oct 2018, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EG18237
Slight8 May 2018, 17:15
Toyota Aygo crash on the A56 in Pendle, 8 May 2018, 17:15
- Toyota Aygo and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201804EG18109
Slight7 May 2018, 18:05
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 7 May 2018, 18:05
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201804EG18106
Slight17 Apr 2018, 23:36
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A56 in Pendle, 17 Apr 2018, 23:36
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EG18086
Slight27 Jun 2017, 19:30
Audi A4 crash on the A56 in Pendle, 27 Jun 2017, 19:30
- Audi A4 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704EG17112
Serious28 Oct 2016, 06:00
Peugeot 206 crash on the A56 in Pendle, 28 Oct 2016, 06:00
- Peugeot 206 and 2 other vehicles
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EG16242
Slight22 Oct 2016, 16:05
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 22 Oct 2016, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EG16236
Slight19 Jul 2016, 15:27
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 19 Jul 2016, 15:27
- Volvo V40 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EG16160
Serious9 Jul 2016, 12:05
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A56 in Pendle, 9 Jul 2016, 12:05
- Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201604EG16123
Slight28 Mar 2016, 15:55
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 28 Mar 2016, 15:55
- Toyota Aygo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EG16072
Slight20 Sep 2015, 15:35
Hyundai ix35 crash on the A56 in Pendle, 20 Sep 2015, 15:35
- Hyundai ix35 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201504EG15210
Serious5 Jul 2015, 16:35
Motorcycle crash on the A56 in Pendle, 5 Jul 2015, 16:35
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201504EG15141
Slight29 Jan 2015, 07:10
Citroen Xsara crash on the A56 in Pendle, 29 Jan 2015, 07:10
- Citroen Xsara and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201504EG15011
Slight25 Jan 2015, 13:40
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A56 in Pendle, 25 Jan 2015, 13:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201504EG15016
Serious11 Apr 2014, 13:45
Mazda RX8 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 11 Apr 2014, 13:45
- Mazda RX8 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404FE14027
Slight15 Nov 2013, 17:00
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 15 Nov 2013, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FE13045
Serious18 Jul 2013, 07:44
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 18 Jul 2013, 07:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FE13028
Serious27 Jun 2013, 15:00
Bus crash on the A56 in Pendle, 27 Jun 2013, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FE13025
Slight19 Mar 2013, 08:30
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 19 Mar 2013, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201304FE13012
Serious1 Mar 2013, 20:30
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A56 in Pendle, 1 Mar 2013, 20:30
- Land Rover Freelander and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FE13006
Slight20 Jan 2013, 07:19
Car crash on the A56 in Pendle, 20 Jan 2013, 07:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FE13002
Slight10 Oct 2012, 15:50
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 10 Oct 2012, 15:50
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204FE12071
Slight10 Aug 2012, 20:08
Seat Leon crash on the A56 in Pendle, 10 Aug 2012, 20:08
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201204FE12053
Slight16 May 2012, 18:00
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 16 May 2012, 18:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204FE12035
Slight27 Mar 2012, 18:15
Mercedes CLK Class crash on the A56 in Pendle, 27 Mar 2012, 18:15
- Mercedes CLK Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204FE12020
Slight16 Sep 2011, 15:55
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 16 Sep 2011, 15:55
- Peugeot 207 and Yamaha DT 125 R
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104FE11054
Slight5 Sep 2011, 12:45
Ford Fiesta crash on the A56 in Pendle, 5 Sep 2011, 12:45
- Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Zafira and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201104FE11050
Serious3 Sep 2010, 12:43
Honda crash on the A56 in Pendle, 3 Sep 2010, 12:43
- Honda and Vauxhall Omega
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201004FE10060
Slight31 Aug 2010, 17:37
Toyota Landcruiser crash on the A56 in Pendle, 31 Aug 2010, 17:37
- Toyota Landcruiser and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201004FE10059
Slight1 Aug 2010, 15:10
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 1 Aug 2010, 15:10
- Peugeot 308 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201004FE10052
Slight15 Aug 2009, 23:55
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 15 Aug 2009, 23:55
- Volkswagen Passat, Ford Focus, Renault Megane and Suzuki Vitara
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200904FE09055
Serious2 Aug 2009, 01:00
Aprilia crash on a C road in Pendle, 2 Aug 2009, 01:00
- Aprilia and Volvo V70
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200904FE09051
Slight19 Mar 2009, 16:55
Skoda Roomster crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 19 Mar 2009, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200904FE09016
Slight21 Jan 2009, 09:00
Renault Clio crash on a C road in Pendle, 21 Jan 2009, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200904FE09004
Slight29 Feb 2008, 17:30
Citroen Relay crash on the A56 in Pendle, 29 Feb 2008, 17:30
- Citroen Relay and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200804FE08014
Slight12 Dec 2007, 13:00
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Pendle, 12 Dec 2007, 13:00
- Toyota Avensis and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200704FE07125
Slight6 Nov 2007, 16:11
Renault Megane crash on the A56 in Pendle, 6 Nov 2007, 16:11
- Renault Megane, Ford Mondeo, Skoda Fabia and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200704FE07103