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Coppull road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Coppull, Chorley, from 1979 to 2025, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
495
1,168th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
677
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
92
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Coppull

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight39680%

What the data shows

  • Coppull had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 92 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Coppull were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 195 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coppull, 29% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Coppull.

Where Coppull ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,168th
Most casualties
1,121st
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,202nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (94%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph456 (92%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant321 (47%)
  • Pedestrian152 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Cyclist68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coppull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coppull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Coppull peaked at 21 in 1980; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025537
202478
202355
202279
202157
202046
2019610
201867
20171013
2016815
201534
20141012
2013913
20121010
2011810
20101119
20091216
20081112
200779
20061115
200557
2004914
2003914
20021217
2001810
20001112
1999811
19981015
19971522
19961113
19951522
19941721
19931011
19921016
19911113
19902029
19891316
198889
19871118
19861213
19851926
19841820
19831315
19821415
19811113
19802126
19791922

Map of recent crashes in Coppull

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coppull

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coppull

The 24 most recent collisions in Coppull happened between 13 January 2022 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coppull

The B5251 has the most collisions in Coppull, 243 of 495 (49%), followed by the A49 (84).

Collisions in Coppull on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5251243347448
2ndA4984122316

Council area for Coppull

Coppull is in Chorley, where police recorded 14,765 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Coppull accounts for 3.3% of them.

Postcode district for Coppull

All 495 collisions in Coppull were in the PR7 postcode district.