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Eccleston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Eccleston, Chorley, from 1979 to 2025, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 88 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
329
1,471st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
457
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
88
100 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Eccleston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8827%
  • Slight23973%

What the data shows

  • Eccleston had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Eccleston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 69 children under 16 were killed or injured in Eccleston, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Eccleston.

Where Eccleston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,471st
Most casualties
1,403rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday73 (22%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph257 (78%)
  • 40 mph46 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant256 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Eccleston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eccleston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Eccleston peaked at 17 in 1979; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202547
202435
202345
202222
202177
202033
201946
201811
201756
201633
201568
201467
201345
201211
201155
201047
200944
200858
2007610
200645
20051422
2004710
200369
20021323
20011217
200067
19991013
1998810
19971215
1996912
199589
1994710
199368
19921017
19911218
1990714
19891116
19881121
198777
198678
19851012
1984810
1983611
1982610
198167
19801216
19791720

Map of recent crashes in Eccleston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Eccleston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Eccleston

The 24 most recent collisions in Eccleston happened between 30 December 2019 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Eccleston

Of the 329 collisions in Eccleston, 238 were on the B5250.

Collisions in Eccleston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5250238334164

Council area for Eccleston

Eccleston is in Chorley, where police recorded 14,765 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Eccleston accounts for 2.2% of them.

Postcode district for Eccleston

All 329 collisions in Eccleston were in the PR7 postcode district.