Crap Towns / Clitheroe / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Clitheroe?
There were 3.6 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Clitheroe from 2021 to 2025, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 6.0, up from 3.0 in 2021.
Market day plus the school run turns Clitheroe into a car park with a castle on top.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Padiham | 9.5 km | 4.5 |
| Accrington | 13.6 km | 4.5 |
| Burnley | 13.5 km | 4.5 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 10.6 km | 3.8 |
| Clitheroe | – | 3.6 |
| Church | 12.9 km | 3.6 |
| Rishton | 11.6 km | 3.3 |
| Brierfield | 11.9 km | 3.2 |
| Nelson | 12.8 km | 3.1 |
| Great Harwood | 9.4 km | 2.9 |
| Barrowford | 11.3 km | 2.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |