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Foulridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Foulridge, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
116
2,628th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
163
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
30
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Foulridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3026%
  • Slight8573%

What the data shows

  • Foulridge had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Foulridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Foulridge are between noon and 3pm, with 27% of collisions.
  • 17 children under 16 were killed or injured in Foulridge, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Foulridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,628th
Most casualties
2,566th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday13 (11%)
  • Saturday24 (21%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (90%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant108 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Pedestrian17 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Foulridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Foulridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Foulridge peaked at 7 in 1984; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202312
202211
202122
202011
201911
201845
201700
201622
201500
201422
201322
201212
201125
201022
200911
200812
200744
200622
200533
2004611
200347
200239
200146
200011
199934
199844
199734
199613
199548
199411
199367
199238
199134
199055
198944
198811
198722
198622
198544
1984711
198337
198200
198133
198023
197911

Map of recent crashes in Foulridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Foulridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Foulridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Foulridge happened between 14 December 2010 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Foulridge

The A56 has the most collisions in Foulridge, 95 of 116 (82%), followed by the B6251 (7).

Collisions in Foulridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5695132125
2ndB625171201

Council area for Foulridge

Foulridge is in Pendle, where police recorded 11,676 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Foulridge accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Foulridge

All 116 collisions in Foulridge were in the BB8 postcode district.