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Whittle-le-Woods road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, from 1979 to 2025, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
419
1,281st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
587
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
13 people killed
Serious collisions
96
108 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whittle-le-Woods

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight31274%

What the data shows

  • Whittle-le-Woods had 62 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 79 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Whittle-le-Woods were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whittle-le-Woods, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Whittle-le-Woods.

Where Whittle-le-Woods ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,281st
Most casualties
1,215th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
1,170th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (20%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph121 (29%)
  • 40 mph286 (68%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant334 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (16%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whittle-le-Woods road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whittle-le-Woods, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whittle-le-Woods peaked at 16 in 1979; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202445
2023911
202244
202169
202023
201958
20181013
2017711
2016811
201569
20141015
20131114
2012914
201156
20101010
200934
20081014
200757
20061013
2005813
20041219
2003813
200277
20011318
20001115
19991419
19981013
19971015
19961117
19951015
19941325
1993911
1992812
199178
19901527
1989810
19881015
1987912
19861012
19851319
1984812
19831013
198289
19811518
198057
19791624

Map of recent crashes in Whittle-le-Woods

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whittle-le-Woods

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whittle-le-Woods

The 24 most recent collisions in Whittle-le-Woods happened between 29 January 2022 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whittle-le-Woods

The A6 has the most collisions in Whittle-le-Woods, 316 of 419 (75%), followed by the B5248 (3).

Collisions in Whittle-le-Woods on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63164541170
2ndB52483400

Council areas covering Whittle-le-Woods

Collisions in Whittle-le-Woods were recorded in 3 council areas. Chorley has 402 of 419 (96%).

Collisions in Whittle-le-Woods by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley4025581193
2ndLancaster112002
3rdSouth Ribble6901

Postcode district for Whittle-le-Woods

All 419 collisions in Whittle-le-Woods were in the PR6 postcode district.