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Ribble Valley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,291 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025, and 12,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 234 were fatal and 2,000 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 97 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (100), and casualties fell from 150 to 131.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,291
18th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
12,101
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
234
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
97
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Ribble Valley

2.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2342.8%
  • Serious2,00024%
  • Slight6,05773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2572.1%
  • Serious2,41520%
  • Slight9,42978%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. In 2025 there were 97, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 97
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202597131
2024100150
2023101150
202293118
202196121
202086125
2019124167
2018110134
2017114156
2016138168
2015118169
2014127186
2013140186
2012143187
2011147221
2010160224
2009146205
2008182285
2007182261
2006169257
2005207298
2004163242
2003170246
2002193285
2001200324
2000188282
1999261400
1998268432
1997180265
1996247399
1995251420
1994244377
1993193287
1992257405
1991180245
1990198316
1989206296
1988174256
1987174262
1986196289
1985226307
1984324434
1983189257
1982231330
1981190247
1980211320
1979197279

When and where crashes happen in Ribble Valley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,066 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,067 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,111 (13%)
  • Thursday1,088 (13%)
  • Friday1,376 (17%)
  • Saturday1,307 (16%)
  • Sunday1,276 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59372 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59122 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,182 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,544 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,245 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59755 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January590 (7.1%)
  • February536 (6.5%)
  • March624 (7.5%)
  • April669 (8.1%)
  • May718 (8.7%)
  • June773 (9.3%)
  • July748 (9%)
  • August803 (9.7%)
  • September774 (9.3%)
  • October736 (8.9%)
  • November697 (8.4%)
  • December623 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,105 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,292 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting803 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,551 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,197 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds140 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds101 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds80 (1%)
  • Fog or mist54 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other72 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded86 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,829 (58%)
  • Wet or damp3,160 (38%)
  • Frost or ice192 (2.3%)
  • Snow63 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph108 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,378 (41%)
  • 40 mph418 (5%)
  • 50 mph374 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph3,880 (47%)
  • 70 mph132 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,444 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway332 (4%)
  • Roundabout305 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road167 (2%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,798 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist1,511 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,169 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist726 (6%)
  • Van occupant407 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)139 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant76 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5253 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10395 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15680 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 202,364 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,552 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,960 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,475 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,235 (10%)
  • 56 to 65956 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75687 (5.7%)
  • Over 75506 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,388 (61%)
  • Passenger3,544 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,169 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,343 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,481 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes794 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle752 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes500 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach187 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle171 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car84 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle65 (0.4%)
  • Minibus51 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ribble Valley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ribble Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ribble Valley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had the 18th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
18th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 83rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley (this area)8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley, with 396 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025: 1,361, including 64 fatal and 346 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,3612,23164346
2ndA6711,0231,50933193
3rdB624357985715154
4thA68234054321106
5thB6478314447475
6thB6246236326349
7thA666197272238
8thB6245196299364
9thA677143257633
10thB5269126176228
11thA68091164519
12thB62446779115
13thB62516388017
14thA564370216
15thA678365204
16thB6383324519
17thB6241233912
18thM65213202
19thB6242192500
20thA6152200

Towns in Ribble Valley

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025: 1,294.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025: 4,784.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ribble Valley, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

Severity